What happens when propanoic acid reacts with methanol in the presence of heat under reflux and a few drops of conc. H2SO4.
What would be the product and the type of reaction?
What would be the product and the type of reaction?
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When a carboxylic acid and an alcohol react under the present of an acid catalyst. And ester is always produced. Ad ester has the functional group: O=C-O. This type of reaction is called an Esterification reaction.
In this reaction: methyl propanoate is formed.
When naming an ester, the alcohol provides the "alkyl" part of the name and the carboxylic acid provides the "alkanoate" part.
So for example, Butanoic acid and Butanol will react to form: Butyl Butanoate.
Pentanoic acid and Ethanol will react to form: Ethyl Pentanoate.
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In this reaction: methyl propanoate is formed.
When naming an ester, the alcohol provides the "alkyl" part of the name and the carboxylic acid provides the "alkanoate" part.
So for example, Butanoic acid and Butanol will react to form: Butyl Butanoate.
Pentanoic acid and Ethanol will react to form: Ethyl Pentanoate.
Hope I've helped!
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It's an esterification reaction producing methyl propranoate. The H2SO4 is a catalyst needed for the mechanism.
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