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Earn 100

Formulate balanced equilibrium equations for the synthesis of esters
i) -hydroxybenzoic acid and methanol
ii) Butanoic acid and methanol
iii) Ethanoic acid and ethanol
iv) Ethanoic acid and pentan--ol
v) Ethanoic acid and octan--ol
vi) Butanoic acid and Ethanol
vii) Butanoic acid and Pentan--ol
viii) Heptanoic acid and ethanol
ix) Benzoic acid and ethanol
x) benzoic acid and Methanol

Important Questions on Does Organic Chemistry Mean We Can Make Any Substance We Want?
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Why some of the synthesised esters don't usually smell exactly the same as a delicious, ripe example of the fruit in which they may be found?

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Explain why esters are immiscible in water although alcohols and carboxylic acids (with short length alkyl chains) tend to be water soluble.

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Analyse the formula of an ester found in beeswax to identify the formulas of the carboxylic acid and the alcohol reactants used to form it:

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Identify the number of different molecules shown below:

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Draw the isomers of pentane, hexane and heptane.

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Determine the mathematical relationship between the number of carbon atoms and the number of isomers in single bonded structural isomers.

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Determine the mathematical relationship between the number of carbon atoms and the number of isomer in a situation where the effect of one double or triple bond in an unsaturated carbon chain or carbons long.

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Suggest how you could manufacture an ingredient to make sure that its stereoisomer property is compatible with human consumption.
