Answer to Question #308327 in Inorganic Chemistry for crysta

Question

. Acid catalyzed dehydration-condensation reactions of carboxylic acids and alcohols produce chemicals called

esters.

i. Using carbon skeletal notation, write the dehydration-condensation reaction that occurs between ethanol

and butanoic acid.

ii. What is the name of this ester?

Answer 1

I)The reaction between ethanol and butanoic acid results in the dehydration with the release of water molecules.The compounds have been condensed together with the formation of ester for RCOOH molecule.The formed ester has R group as ethyl group with another R group being methyl group resulting in the formation of ethyl ethanoate

ii)ethyl ethanoate.