JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids JEE Main

The ease of hydrolysis with an alkali of the compounds CH₃COCl (I), CH₃CO–O–COCH₃ (II), CH₃COOC₂H₅ (III), CH₃CONH₂ (IV) is of the order

(A)I > II > III > IVCorrect
(B)IV > III > II > I
(C)I > II > IV > III
(D)II > I > IV > III

Answer: (A)

Solution

Ease of nucleophilic acyl substitution (hydrolysis) follows the standard reactivity order of acid derivatives: acid chloride > anhydride > ester > amide, governed by

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Question ID VK-149500