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COMEDK 2026 Afternoon Shift
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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$$ \text { Identify the reagents, }[A] \text { and }[B] \text { used up when Salicylic acid undergoes the following reactions: } $$

COMEDK 2026 Afternoon Shift Chemistry - Carboxylic Acids and Its Derivatives Question 1 English

A

A: $\frac{\left(\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CO}\right)_2 \mathrm{O}}{\mathrm{H}^{+}}$      $\mathrm{B}: \frac{\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CHO}}{\mathrm{H}^{+}}$

B

A: $\frac{\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{COO}^{-}}{\mathrm{OH}^{-}}$    B: $\frac{\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{Cl}}{\text { (warm) }}$

C

$\mathrm{A}: \frac{\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{OH}}{\mathrm{H}^{+}}$    B: $\frac{\left(\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CO}\right)_2 \mathrm{O}}{\mathrm{H}^{+}(\text {warm })}$

D

$$ \mathrm{A}=\frac{\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{COCl}}{(\text { warm })} \quad \mathrm{B}=\frac{\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{Br}}{(\text { warm })} $$

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COMEDK 2026 Morning Shift
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Identify the name of the reaction involved in conversion of $A \rightarrow B$ and name the compound $B$.

$$ \mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CN} \xrightarrow[\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}]{\mathrm{H}^{+}} \mathrm{A}-\xrightarrow[\mathrm{H}^{+} / \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}]{\mathrm{Cl}_2 / \text { Red Phosphorous }} \mathrm{B} $$

A

Kolbe's reaction, Ethanoic acid

B

Esterification, methyl ethanoate

C

Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction, 2-chloro-ethanoic acid

D

Riemer-Tiemann reaction, 1-chloro-ethanoic acid

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COMEDK 2025 Evening Shift
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An organic compound $[\mathrm{X}]$ (Molecular formula $\mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_{12} \mathrm{O}_2$ ) reacts with dil. $\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{SO}_4$ to form an alcohol [B] and a carboxylic acid [C]. Reaction of compound $[\mathrm{B}]$ with Jones reagent yielded compound $[\mathrm{C}]$. When compound $[\mathrm{C}]$ was heated with $\mathrm{P}_2 \mathrm{O}_5$ an Anhydride was formed. Compound $[\mathrm{X}]$ is ------------- --
A
$\mathrm{C}_2 \mathrm{H}_5-\mathrm{COO}-\left(\mathrm{CH}_2\right)_2-\mathrm{CH}_3$
B
$\mathrm{CH}_3-\mathrm{COO}-\left(\mathrm{CH}_2\right)_3-\mathrm{CH}_3$
C
$\mathrm{CH}_3-\mathrm{COO}-\mathrm{CH}_2-\mathrm{CH}-\left(\mathrm{CH}_3\right)_2$
D
$\mathrm{CH}_3-\mathrm{COO}-\mathrm{C}-\left(\mathrm{CH}_3\right)_3$
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COMEDK 2025 Afternoon Shift
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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Identify X and Y formed in the following two reactions.

(i) Decan-1-ol $\xrightarrow{\text { Jones reagent }} \mathrm{X}$

(ii). Sodium salt of $\mathrm{X} \xrightarrow{\mathrm{NaOH} / \mathrm{CaO}, \Delta} \mathrm{Y}$

A
A. $\mathrm{X}=$ Decanoic acid $\mathrm{Y}=$ Nonane
B
$\mathrm{X}=$ Octanoic acid $\mathrm{Y}=$ Heptane.
C
$X=1-$ Methoxy nonane $\mathrm{Y}=$ Octane.
D
$X=$ Decan-2-one $\mathrm{Y}=$ Octane.

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