When the end alkyl groups of ethyl ethanoate are interchanged, the compound formed is

  • A propylmethanoate
  • B ethylpropanoate
  • C methyl ethanoate
  • D methyl propanoate
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The correct answer is D. methyl propanoate

The structural formula for ethyl ethanoate is

After interchanging, we have

Which is the structural formula for methyl propanoate.

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