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Chemistry Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives NEET Previous Year Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 13, 2026

Methyl acetate and ethyl acetate can be distinguished by :

A
hot alkaline KMnO 4
B
Neutral FeCl 3
C
Iodoform test
D
None of the above

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Iodoform test is carried out in hot alkaline medium. Under these conditions the esters will hydrolyse to give corresponding alcohols. Now ethyl alcohol will repond to iodoform test to give yellow ppt. of iodoform while methanol will not give iodoform.

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