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A-LevelChemistryCarboxylic acids and derivatives9701/12 · Oct/Nov 2015 · Q201 Mark

Which ester is formed when the alcohol CH3CH2OH is reacted with CH3CH2CH2CO2H?

Abutyl ethanoate
Bethyl butanoate
Cethyl propanoate
Dpropyl ethanoate

✓ Correct answer

B: ethyl butanoate

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Carboxylic acids and derivatives, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Chemistry, Oct/Nov 2015 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 20.

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