Test SeriesFree PYQsExamsPricing

JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryAldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsJEE Main

How many of the following acids will show higher reactivity towards esterification as compared to acetic acid? (three branched/bulkier acids and formic acid, HCOOH)

Answer: 1

Solution

Esterification reactivity decreases as steric bulk around the carbonyl carbon increases. Formic acid, HCOOH, has no alkyl substituent at all at the carbonyl (less hindered than acetic acid's single methyl

See the full step-by-step solution

Create a free account to read the complete working, and practise questions like this in a timed test.

Create a free account

Question ID VK-150167