What is the reverse of esterification called?

1. Acidolysis

2. trans-Esterification

3. Hydrolysis

4. Neutralization

A distinctive and characteristic functional group in a fat is :

Preparation of β-hydroxy ester is favoured by:

(1) Cannizzaro's reaction

(2) Reformatsky reaction

(3) Claisen condensation

(4) Wittig reaction

The IUPAC name of carproic acid is :

(1) pentanoic acid

(2) hexanoic acid

(3) heptanoic acid

(4) octanoic acid

Lactic acid extracted from muscle is:

(1) levo-rotatory

(2) dextro-rotatory

(3) similar with synthetic lactic acid

(4) none of the above

On treatment with alcoholic KOH followed by acidification, \(\alpha \)-chloropropionic acid gives:

1. ${\mathrm{CH}}_3-\mathrm{CH}\left(\mathrm{OH}\right)-\mathrm{COOH}$

2. ${\mathrm{CH}}_2=\mathrm{CH}-\mathrm{COOH}$

3. $\mathrm{HO}-{\mathrm{CH}}_2-{\mathrm{CH}}_2\mathrm{COOH}$

4. None of the above

The identical C-O bond lengths in carboxylate ions are due to:

1. resonance

2. presence of carbonyl group

3. presence of alkyl group

4. None of the above

Mercuric chloride is reduced to mercurous chloride by: 

(1) acetic acid

(2) carbon tetrachloride

(3) formic acid

(4) ammonia

Wacker method is used to convert alkene into corresponding ......... using PdCl₂.

(1) alcohol

(2) ketone

(3) aldehyde

(4) acid

In glycine the basic group is: 

1. $-{\mathrm{NH}}_2$

2. $-{\mathrm{NH}}_3^{\oplus }$

3. $-{\mathrm{COOH}}^{-}$

4. $-{\mathrm{COO}}^{⊝}$