A student observed that when 4-hydroxybutanoic acid is refluxed in the presence of sulfuric acid, an...
supplementary lab question
semester 2 Organic Chemistry
Fischer Esterification lab
A student observed that when 4-hydroxybutanoic acid is refluxed in the presence of sulfuric acid, an ester forms. However, under the same conditions 3-hydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid does not yield an ester. Explain this student's observation and give the product formed in the first reaction. 5.
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In today's experiment, benzoic acid and excess methanol are refluxed in the presence of a catalytic amount of sulfuric acid: + CH OH H.SO ? + H2O MW 136.15 Benzoic acid MW 122.12 Methanol density 0.791g/ml MW 32.04 1. Draw the structure for the expected organic product, shown as "?" in the equation above: 2. If the reactions starts with 10.00 g of benzoic acid and 25.0 ml. of methanol (excess), what is the theoretical yield of...
Draw the ether formed when ethyl alcohol is heated in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid.
Draw the ether formed when ethyl alcohol is heated in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid.
Draw the major product formed when the following epoxide reacts
with methanol in the presence of sulfuric acid. Use wedge/dash
bonds, including H\'s at each stereogenic center, to show the
stereochemistry of the product.
D. Addition of sulfuric acid to a flask of water is observed to increase the temperature of the flask. The creation of the mixture can be thought of as breaking interactions between water molecules (i.e., water - water interactions), breaking interactions between sulfuric acid molecules (i.e., sulfuric acid - sulfuric acid interactions) and forming new interactions between water and sulfuric acid (i.e., water - sulfuric acid interactions). Which of the following is true? Circle and explain your answer to receive...
Draw the major product formed when the following epoxide reacts with methanol in the presence of sulfuric acid. Use wedge/dash bonds, including H\'s at each stereogenic center, to show the stereochemistry of the product.
5. When (R)-4-bromohept-2-yne is treated with excess H2 in the presence of Pd/C, the product is optically inactive. When (R)-4-bromohex-2-yne is treated in the same conditions, the product is optically active. Explain this observation. 6. Finish the synthesis below. CICI CICI
4. Suppose that the initial amount of acetic acid was doubled and the concentration of n-propyl alcohol remained the same in this experi- ment. a. How would these conditions affect the amount of ester formed? b. How would the added acid affect the value of K? Explain.
4. Predict the eliminations products formed (E-1 mechanism) when(S)-4-ethyl-4- methylhexan-3-ol is heated with concentrated sulfuric acid. Also, identify the rate determining step and the major product using Zaitsev's Rule? (Mechanism must be shown to receive full points). (15 pts) CH3 HaC con. aq. H2SO heat он CH3