CARBOXYLIC ACID

19.2 PREPARATION OF CARBOXYLIC ACID

1. Oxidation of alcohol
Reagent:
Condition:
Equation:

2. Oxidation of aldehyde
Reagent:
Condition:
Equation:

3. Hydrolysis of Nitriles
Reagent:
Condition
Equation:

4. Carbonation of Grignard Reagent

Reagent :
Condition
Equation:

5. Hydrolysis of Acyl chloride

Reagent :
Condition:
Equation:
 6. Hydrolysis of Ester
(a) Acidic Hydrolysis
Reagent:
Condition:
Equation:

(b) Alkaline Hydrolysis (Saponification)

Reagent:
Condition:
Equation:

PREPARATION OF BENZOIC ACID

1. Oxidation
Reagent:
Condition:
Equation:

2. Carbonation of Grignard Reagent

Reagent:
Conditon
Equation:
TUTORIAL QUESTIONS

1. Show how you would carry out the following conversion

(i) Cyclohexanol to cyclohexanecarboxylic acid
(ii) 2-methyl-2-propanol to 2,2 dimethyl propanoic acid

2. Write equation for the following reactions

(a) Ethanol is heated with acidified K2Cr2O7
(b) Phenylmethanol is heated with acidified Na 2Cr2O7
(c) Ethanal is heated with acidified KMnO4
(d) Benzaldehyde is heated with acidified KMnO4
(e) Ethanenitrile is heated with acidified water
(f) Ethyl ethanoate is heated with aqueous NaOH followed by distillation with dilute HCl
(g) Prophylbenzene is refluxed with acidified K2Cr2O7
(h) 1,4 dimethylbenzene is refluxed with acidified K2Cr2O7

3. Complete the mind map below

4.