Q. Propionic acid and KOH reacts to produce which one of the following?
A) Potassium propionate
B) Propyl alcohol
C) Propionaldehyde
D) Does not react
Explanation
(a)
Propionic acid and KOH reacts to produce potassium propionate.
$CH_{3}CH_{2}COOH\overset{\ \ \ KOH\ \ \ }{\rightarrow}CH_{3}CH_{2}COOK + H_{2}O$
Propionic acid pot. propionate
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