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Earn 100

Formulate balanced equilibrium equations for the synthesis of esters

i) 2-hydroxybenzoic acid and methanol

ii) Butanoic acid and methanol

iii) Ethanoic acid and ethanol

iv) Ethanoic acid and pentan-1-ol

v) Ethanoic acid and octan-1-ol

vi) Butanoic acid and Ethanol

vii) Butanoic acid and Pentan-1-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:

CH3(CH2)14COO(CH2)29CH3

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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 3, 5 or 7 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.