Esterification

Esterification is an example of a...

• A condensation reaction

• An addition reaction

• A subtraction reaction

• An evaporation reaction

The ester on the left is produced by the reaction between

• ethanol and butanoic acid

• ethanol and propanoic acid

• butanol and ethanoic acid

• propanol and ethanoic acid

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NGSS.HS-PS1-5

NGSS.HS-PS1-6

Name the ester that produced from the reaction between butanoic acid and methanol? _________________________

Give the correct name for this semi-structural formula CH₃CH₂COOCH₂CH₃

Name the molecule pictured here

• Butyl ethanoate
• Ethyl butanoate
• Butylethan-1-oate
• Ethylbutan1-oate

A hydrolysis reaction means:

• To add hydrolyte to a compound.

• To add water to a compound.

• To remove hydrolyte from a compound.

• To remove water from a compound.

A condensation reaction:

• Adds water to a compound as a reactant.

• Produces water as a product.

Name this compound:

• pentyl propanoate

• propyl butanoate

• butyl pentanoate

• propyl pentanoate

Acidic hydrolysis of this compound yields:

• pentanoic acid

• propanoic acid

• propanol

• pentanol

Alkaline hydrolysis of this compound yields:

• pentanoic acid

• pentanoate anion

• propanol

• pentanol