Physical and Chemical Properties — Prelims Questions

Which of the following carboxylic acids will undergo Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky (HVZ) reaction?

Which of the following compounds will produce $CO_2$ gas with effervescence when treated with sodium bicarbonate solution?

Which of the following reagents can be used to convert a carboxylic acid into an acyl chloride?

Arrange the following in increasing order of their boiling points: I. Propanal, II. Propan-1-ol, III. Ethanoic acid, IV. Butane.

What is the major organic product when sodium propanoate is heated with soda-lime ($NaOH + CaO$)?

Which of the following statements about the solubility of carboxylic acids in water is correct?