MCAT Question A Day - 2/6/14 - Answer!
Which of the following statements is false?
A. Basic hydrolysis of fats produces glycerol and salts of fatty acids.
B. LiAlH4 can reduce carboxylic acids to alcohols.
C. beta-diacids and beta-ketoacids in the presence of base and heat undergo decarboxylation.
D. Water is the nucleophilic agent in the basic hydrolysis of esters.
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The correct answer is (D). OH2 ion attacks the carbonyl carbon.
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