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Q. Propionic acid and $ KOH $ reacts to produce which one of the following?

Rajasthan PMTRajasthan PMT 2005Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

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Propionic acid and $KOH$ reacts to produce potassium propionate.
$\underset{\text{Propionic acid}}{CH _{3} CH _{2} COOH} \xrightarrow{KOH}\underset{\text{Potassium propionate}}{CH _{3} CH _{2} COOK} + H _{2} O$