A-LevelChemistryCarboxylic acids and derivativesOct/Nov 2016Paper 1 Q261 Mark
Ethane-1,2-diol, HOCH₂CH₂OH, reacts with an excess of ethanoic acid, CH₃CO₂H, in the presence of an acid catalyst. A compound is formed with the molecular formula C₆H₁₀O₄. What is the structure of this compound?
ACH₃OCOCH₂CH₂CO₂CH₃
BCH₃CO₂CH₂CH₂CO₂CH₃
CCH₃CO₂CH₂CH₂OCOCH₃
DHOCH₂CH₂COCH₂OCOCH₃
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