Q. The silver salt of a fatty acid on refluxing with an alkyl halide gives an
A) Acid
B) Ester
C) Ether
D) Amine
Explanation
(b)
The silver salt of fatty acid on refluxing with an alkyl halide, give an ester.
$RCOOAg + R^{'}Cl\overset{\ \ \ \ \ \ \mathrm{\Delta}\ \ \ \ \ }{\rightarrow}RCOOR^{'} + AgCl$
ester
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