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

Hydrolsis of an ester gives a carboxylic acid which on Kolbe's electrolysis yields ethane. The ester is
  1. ethyl methanoate
  2. methyl ethanoate
  3. methyl methanoate
  4. methyl propanoate

Solution

Ethane is obtained by the electrolysis of sodium or potassium salt of ethanoic acid $\left(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COOH}ight)$, hence the ester must be ethanoate $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COOR}$.

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