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Esters Flashcards

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How to identify esters

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  • sweet smelling
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Two types of ester hydrolysis

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  • Basic and acidic
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Ester acid hydrolysis

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Reagents : water and acid catalyst

Reaction is reversible , low yield of carboxylic acid

Products : alcohol and carboxylic acid

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Ester base hydrolysis

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Reagents : dilute base (e.g NaOH)

Products : carboxylic acid and carboxylate ion

High yield of carboxylic acid, as the reaction is not reversible and goes to completion

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