Question

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You add 0.58 mL of n-propanol (0.803 g/mL, 60.1 g/mol) to an excess of acetic acid to create the pear ester propyl acetate (102.1 g/mol). If you obtain 0.53 grams of the product, what was your percent yield?

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Answer 1

Given that Esterification Fischer general reaction: Ri OH ROH - Cat. H 2504 R -ORZ Mechanism: -H - cat. Hasoy Ri о не HO (protonation) nucleophilic atack ! OH (Tautomerisation) R T oh Par os 7 02 Proton transfer Rn. (Tetrahedral intermediate 2-17 + H2O O-Rat - FOR THO - lester). Edeprotonation) Possible intermediates formen during mechanism of Fischer Esterification reaction are as follows: OH R. toh Rita 4 Tetrahedral intermediate)