Question

Benzoic acid is soluble in diethyl ether but not water, however, benzoic acid is extracted from diethyl ether with aqueous sodium hydroxide.

(a) What are the products for the acid-base reaction below?

 

 

(b) In the reaction in question (a), what are the acid, the base, conjugate acid, and conjugate base?

 

(c) What are the solubilities of benzoic acid and its conjugate base in diethyl ether and in water?