Which ONE of the following five carboxylic acids may be reduced by ammoniacal silver nitrate?

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Which ONE of the following five carboxylic acids may be reduced by ammoniacal silver nitrate?

A C6H5COOH
B CF3CF2CF2COOH
C HCOOH
D CH3CH2COOH
E CH3CH2CH2COOH

2007-03-14 09:17:29 · 2 answers · asked by cat_ren_03 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

and why is it that product?

2007-03-14 09:54:27 · update #1

2 answers

C - methanoic acid.

By the way, ammoniacal silver nitrate is an oxidising agent, and not a reducing agent.

2007-03-14 09:46:56 · answer #1 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Have I been out of the lab that long?

Tollen's reagent (ammoniacal silver nitrate) is used to oxidize aldehydes to carboxylic acids.

What am I missing here?

2007-03-14 16:38:40 · answer #2 · answered by cdog_97 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋