question_answer

Glycerol at \[530K\]reacts with oxalic acid to produce

A)  glyceraldehyde

B)         allyl alcohol

C)  formic acid    

D)  acetic acid

Correct Answer: B

Solution :

Glycerol at \[530\text{ }K\]reacts with oxalic acid to produce allyl alcohol. \[\underset{\text{Glycerol dioxalate}}{\mathop{\underset{\underset{C{{H}_{2}}OH}{\overset{CHOOC}{\mathop{|}}}\,}{\overset{C{{H}_{2}}OOC)}{\mathop{|}}}\,}}\,\xrightarrow[(-2\,\,C{{O}_{2}})]{}\underset{\text{Allyl Alcohol}}{\mathop{\underset{\underset{C{{H}_{2}}OH}{\overset{CH}{\mathop{|}}}\,}{\overset{C{{H}_{2}}}{\mathop{||}}}\,}}\,\]