Question

Name the alcohol and the carboxylic acid that makes the ester, n-propyl propanoate

a) Propanol and butanoic acid
b) Ethanol and acetic acid
c) Propanol and propanoic acid
d) Methanol and benzoic acid

Answer 1

The alcohol and carboxylic acid that make the ester n-propyl propanoate are propanol and propanoic acid.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answer is (c) Propanol and propanoic acid.

Esters are formed by the reaction of an alcohol with a carboxylic acid. In this case, n-propyl propanoate is formed by the reaction of propanol (an alcohol) with propanoic acid (a carboxylic acid).