Benzoate indicates a COO- group attached to the benzene ring. This is a deactivating group and deactivates the benzene ring as well as is a meta directing group.
Hence, two products could form.
1. Monosubstitution - results in 3-nitromethylbenzoate
2. Disubstitution - results in 3,5-dinitromethylbenzoate
It's a catalyst
181gMethyl Benzoate is 136gMethyl benzoate is when you replace one of the hydrogens with a group of NO2NO2 has a mass of= 46gadd this to the mass of the methyl benzoate then take away 1 which is mass of the hydrogen that was replaced
Check the book Macroscale and Microscale by Williamson and Masters. Go to the chapter entitled Nitration of Methyl Benzoate. The synthesis of 3-nitrobenzaldehyde/3-nitrobenzoic acid has the same procedure.
organic solvents like alcohols are the best solvents for methylbenzoate
A white crystalline precipitate.
It's a catalyst
181gMethyl Benzoate is 136gMethyl benzoate is when you replace one of the hydrogens with a group of NO2NO2 has a mass of= 46gadd this to the mass of the methyl benzoate then take away 1 which is mass of the hydrogen that was replaced
Methyl benzoate, an organic compound, is an ester. It is a colorless liquid that is not soluble in water and has a fruity smells. Some uses for methyl benzoate are as a solvent and a pesticide.
Check the book Macroscale and Microscale by Williamson and Masters. Go to the chapter entitled Nitration of Methyl Benzoate. The synthesis of 3-nitrobenzaldehyde/3-nitrobenzoic acid has the same procedure.
Saponification is a term used where soaps are formed as from fats and oils (triglycerides), methyl benzoate is a simple ester so here we may use the term hydrolysis, the reaction is performed in presence of NaOH so initial products are in ionic or salt form, sodium benzoate and sodium methoxide so are soluble in water.
Dinitroproducts are formed when the incorrect temperature range is used. You maintain a proper temperature range for the experiment to avoid such things.
the ester formed is methyl benzoate which is also known as oil of wintergreen
To prevent di-nitration of the methy benzoate because COOMe group attached to the aromatic ring is deacitvating, hence, plus the deactivating NO2 group, a higher temperature and more acidic condition would be required to add another NO2 to the 5th carbon of the aromatic ring of the methyl 3-nitrobenzoate
organic solvents like alcohols are the best solvents for methylbenzoate
A white crystalline precipitate.
4 methyl (3, 5 dinitro) phenylol
Tri-nitro toluene. Toluene is a benzene ring with a methyl group attached. The nitration of this to TNT occurs at the 2,4,6 positions.