Question

3. More reaction conditions...

Which one of the following choices describes most accurately the actual, internal reaction

temperature (in other words, the temperature of the reaction mixture inside the reaction vial)

for this Fischer esterification? Select one (include the letter AND answer in your response),

and explain your answer

.

a) Boiling point of

n-butyl acetate (124-126 °C)

b) Boiling point of acetic acid (117 °C)

c) Boiling point of 1-butanol (116-118 °C)

d) Boiling point of the reaction mixture (reflux temperature)

e) Sand bath temperature (160-180 °C)

4. Use GC data to estimate the purity of your crude ester product. Report the answer as a

percentage (for example, 85% pure). Hint: Convert relative peak area ratios to percentage of

each peak.

Answer 1