NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: ALCOHOLS & PHENOLS & ETHERS

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Which of the following compounds when heated with CO at 150

^ \circ C

and 500 atm pressure in presence of

\mathrm{B}{\mathrm{F}_3}

forms ethyl propionate?

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Correct option: C

{\mathrm{C}_2}{\mathrm{H}_5}\mathrm{O}{\mathrm{C}_2}{\mathrm{H}_5}

Option C (

{\mathrm{C}_2}{\mathrm{H}_5}\mathrm{O}{\mathrm{C}_2}{\mathrm{H}_5}

) is correct because diethyl ether reacts with CO in the presence of BF3 to form ethyl propionate.

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