Number of compounds from the following which will not dissolve in cold NaHCO 3 and NaOH solutions but will…

Number of compounds from the following which will not dissolve in cold NaHCO3 and NaOH solutions but will dissolve in hot NaOH solution is _____ .

Solution

The given compound not dissolve in cold NaHCO3 and NaOH solution, means  that does not have carboxylic acid group or phenol group.  But the compounds will dissolve in hot NaOH solution means they contain ester functional group.

The compounds 2,3,7 contain ester functional group.

Asked in: JEE Main 2023 (30 Jan Shift 2)

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