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As 88 mass number is of butanoic acid and after it reaction with ethanol,an ester with 6-carbon is formed.
So answer must be B.
B is the answer
HI its answer is D according to given formula
I think that the answer is “D”.
because the general formula indicates that the answer is some sort of carbonyl compound and the fact that it reacts with an alcohol to form a “fruity-smelling liquid” ascertains that the compound is a carboxylic acid
Since only options “A” and “D” are carboxylic acids and only D has the correct Relative Molecular Mass of 88.
Therefore the correct answer is “D”.
In addition to that the ester formed from the reaction between “D” and ethanol would be option “B”.
Ethyl Butanoate I think is the name of the ester formed.
;D
no Its A, since consist of eth,oH Bond and ester-
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Hi, my ans is D because it is CnH2n+1COOH is e gen formula for carboxylic acid. Also, The total Mr of the compound is 88. After reacting with ethanol, C2H5OH, the product would be the ester in option B in the ans. QED 🙂
Hi.
I would go for D.
A and D seems to be the answer as they both have th alcohol structure.
However, A do not have the molecular mass of 88. Instead, A has a molecular mass of 60. Hence, it is wrong.
My ans is D.
The structural formulae adds up to a Mr of 88.
And it only shows COOH func group, not an ester which is B&C