Question

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

• A. Potassium propionate
• B. Propyl alcohol
• C. Propionaldehyde
• D. Does not react

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

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