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WIM - Carboxylic Acids and Esters Flashcards

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Which two functional groups can be reacted together to form an ester?

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Alcohols and Carboxylic acids

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To what homologous series does ethyl butanoate (CH₃CH₂CH₂COOCH₂CH₃) belong to?

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Esters

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When naming esters, in which order are the constituents named?

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Alcohol 1st, Carboxylic Acid 2nd

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When writing the structural/displayed formula for an ester, in which order do you write the constituents?

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Carboxylic Acid 1st, Alcohol 2nd

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Give reagents, conditions and products formed for esterification

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A Carboxylic acid and an alcohol heated with an acid catalyst to produce and ester and water

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