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Acid has little or no effect except possible exchange of acid groupd between ester and the introduced acid - transesterification. Base - a salt of the acid part of the ester will form and the alcohol or some substituted form of it - that depends on the base used. There is no simple answer as the acids and bases that could be used are almost limitless.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoYou will form the carboxylic acid and an alcohol.
Ester formation and degradation follows this simple rule:
Carboxylic acid + alcohol --> ester
RCOOH + ROH --> RCOOR +H2O
By drying out the ester samples with heat or vacuum, water will leave and will pull the reaction towards enriching the ester product. On the other hand, the reverse reaction can occur by adding more water. It will degrade the ester by nucleophilic attack of water - first creating a tetrahedral intermediate followed by kicking off the alcohol as its leaving group.
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∙ 14y agoThe products are a carboxylic acid and an alcohol but reaction is reversible therefore ester and water are also present.
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What does bases and acid form?
The reaction of an acid and a base forms a salt and water. If the acid or base is an organic compound, the organic salt is called an ester.
Base hydrolysis of an ester is called?
SAPONIFICATION
What type of reaction converts alcohol into an ester compound?
oxidation
Which ester is formed by the reaction of ch3ch2cooh and ch3ch2oh?
ethyl ethanoate
Is benzyl salicylate a base?
Benzyl salicylate is an ester.
What does bases and acid form?
The reaction of an acid and a base forms a salt and water. If the acid or base is an organic compound, the organic salt is called an ester.
Base hydrolysis of an ester is called?
SAPONIFICATION
Which ester is formed by the reaction of ch3ch2cooh and ch3ch2oh?
ethyl ethanoate
What type of reaction converts alcohol into an ester compound?
oxidation
What is the reaction between glycine methyl ester hydrochloride and acrylonitrile?
The amino group of glycine methyl ester hydrochloride reacts with the double bond of acrylonitrile, it occurs the Michael reaction, then generates CNCH2CH2NHCH2CO2Me.
Is benzyl salicylate a base?
Benzyl salicylate is an ester.
In Suzuki coupling reaction what is the by product?
Dimer of your boronate ester/acid
What products are formed in the reaction between glycerol and acetic acid?
ester
What type of reaction has takin place when an ester is broken down to an alkanoic acid and alkanol?
The parent carboxylic acid and the parent alcohol can be obtained by hydrolysis of an ester. Hydrolysis is a reaction in which a molecule is split up by the chemical action of water. The breakdown of an ester is an example of hydrolysis because water is used to separate the ester into alcohol and a carboxylic acid.
What compound is produced in the reaction between an alcohol and an aldehyde?
The nucleophilic oxygen in the alcohol can attack the carbonyl carbon of the aldehyde to form an ester. This reaction can be carried out under acidic conditions.
What is the reaction between methanol when heated with pentanoic acid?
Forms an Ester, Condensation reaction Pentyl Methanoate + Water
What is the compound produced by the reaction between acid and alcohol with the elimination of water?
ester
