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Hydrolysis of an ester gives a carboxylic acid which on Kolbe's electrolysis yields ethane. The ester is

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ETHYL methonoate
methyl ethanoate
propylamine
Ethylamine

Solution :`underset("Methyl ethanoate")(CH_(3)COOCH_(3)) underset(-CH_(3)OH)overset(NAOH)rarr underset("Sodium acetate")(CH_(3) COONa) underset(-CO_(2), - NaOH, -H_(2))overset("Kolbe's electrolysis")rarr underset("Ethane")(CH_(3) - CH_(3))`


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