38.4k views
5 votes
ASAAPPP NEED HELP IF ANYONE IS AROUND

i. Using carbon skeletal notation, write the dehydration-condensation reaction that occurs between ethanol and butanoic acid.

ii. What is the name of this ester?

User Saltuk
by
7.9k points

1 Answer

4 votes

Answer:

In the esterification reaction, an OH from the molecule acid and H from the alcohol form a molecule of water.

Ethanol and butanoic acid forms ethyl butanoate

User Joseph Humfrey
by
8.5k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.