Acid hydrolysis of $X$ yields two different organic compounds. Which one of the following is $X$ ?

Acid hydrolysis of $X$ yields two different organic compounds. Which one of the following is $X$ ?
  1. $\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{COOH}$
  2. $\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CONH}_2$
  3. $\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{COOC}_2 \mathrm{H}_5$
  4. $\left(\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CO}ight)_2 \mathrm{O}$

Solution

$\underset{\text { (X) }}{\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{COOC}_2 \mathrm{H}_5}+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O} \longrightarrow \mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{COOH}+\mathrm{C}_2 \mathrm{H}_5 \mathrm{OH}$ ^

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