Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2009

  • question_answer
    When propionic acid is treated with aqueous sodium bicarbonate,\[C{{O}_{2}}\]is liberated. The C of \[C{{O}_{2}}\]comes from

    A)  methyl group

    B)  carboxylic acid group

    C)  methylene group

    D)  bicarbonate

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     \[C{{H}_{3}}COOH-\underset{sodium\text{ }bicarbonate}{\mathop{N{{a}^{+}}{{O}^{-}}-\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  O \\  |\,\,| \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,-OH}}\,\xrightarrow[{}]{{}}\] \[C{{H}_{3}}-\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  O \\  |\,\,| \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,-ONa+\left[ H-O-\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  O \\  |\,\,| \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,-OH \right]\] \[\downarrow \]      \[C{{O}_{2}}+{{H}_{2}}O\] Hence, carbon of \[C{{O}_{2}}\] comes from bicarbonate.


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