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Vinyl acetate monomer is polymerized to create polyvinyl acetate. Vinyl acetate has the chemical formula CH3COOCH=CH2, which consists of an acetate group (-COO-CH3) and a vinyl group (-CH=CH2).

The nitrile functionality can be hydrolyzed by any diluted acid, not just aqueous HCN. With diluted alkali (dil KOH), the hydrolysis reaction proceeds more quickly. It proceeds in two stages: first, the corresponding amide (acetamide) is formed, and then the corresponding carboxylic acid (acetic acid) is formed. The hydrolysis process releases 1 mol equivalent of NH3, and this ammonia will react with the diluted acid to form the acid’s ammonium salt (NH4Cl, for example).

Nitriles such as methyl cyanide hydrolyze to produce carboxylic acids when an acid is present.

Since 2 hydroxy propanoic acid is commonly referred to as “lactic acid” and has the formula C3H6O3, Option D is accurate.

Adipic acid is (CH₂)₄(COOH)₂, glutaric acid is C₃H₆(COOH)₂, methanoic acid is HCOOH, and oxalic acid is HO₂C−CO₂H. Methanoic acid is the only one of these that is monocarboxylic because it only contains one -COOH group.

Aldehydes and carboxylic acids can be produced by “oxidizing” primary alcohols, while ketones can be produced by oxidizing secondary alcohols. In contrast, tertiary alcohols cannot undergo oxidation without rupturing their C–C bonds.

Carboxylic acids are produced when cyanohydrin derivatives are hydrolyzed. A molecule of HCN is added to the C=O double bond of aldehydes or ketones to produce cyanohydrin derivatives. The final product is known as alpha hydroxy carboxylic acid because the OH group is joined to the alpha carbon.

Oxalic acid has two carboxyl groups joined to one another, making it a 2-C dicarboxylic acid.

Its IUPAC name is ethanedioic acid, and its molecular formula is (COOH)2.

The two carboxylic acid groups are visible in the structure given below.

Butanoic acid is also known as butyric acid.