Which of the following compounds will react with NaHCO3 solution to give sodium salt and carbon dioxide?

Question

Which of the following compounds will react with NaHCO3 solution to give sodium salt and carbon dioxide? (A) Acetic acid (B) n-hexanol (C) Phenol (D) Both [b] and [c]

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

underset textacetic acidCH 3 COOH + underset textsodium bicarbonateNaHCO 3 arrow CH 3 COONa + CO 2 uparrow+ H 2 O This reaction is used to detect presence of COOH (carboxylic) group in organic compounds.

Q. Which of the following compounds will react with $N a H C O_{3}$ solution to give sodium salt and carbon dioxide?

Acetic acid

n-hexanol

Phenol

Both [b] and [c]

$acetic acid C H_{3} COO H + sodium bicarbonate N a H C O_{3} \to C H_{3} COON a + C O_{2} ↑ + H_{2} O$
This reaction is used to detect presence of COOH (carboxylic) group in organic compounds.

Q. Which of the following compounds will react with NaHCO3​ solution to give sodium salt and carbon dioxide?