What ester is formed when butanoic acid (CH3CH2CH2CO2H) is treated with the alcohol CH3CH2CH2OH...
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What ester is formed when butanoic acid {eq}(CH_3CH_2CH_2CO_2H) {/eq} is treated with the alcohol {eq}CH_3CH_2CH_2OH {/eq} in the presence of {eq}H_2SO_4 {/eq}?
Ester:
In the presence of acid (esterification is an acid-catalyzed reaction), the ester can be produced from carboxylic acid and alcohol. In the given problem, it wants to determine the identity of the ester compound that will be formed when butanoic acid is treated with the given alcohol (which is propanol). The reaction is catalyzed by sulfuric acid.
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View this answerThe answer is propyl butanoate.
To determine the identity or the name of the ester compound, we need to establish the name of the carboxylic acid and...
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Chapter 18 / Lesson 13Learn about esterification and its mechanism. Understand the esterification definition and ester general formula, and also see the example of the esterification reaction of fatty acids.