A-LevelChemistryCarboxylic acids and derivativesOct/Nov 2019Paper 1 Q281 Mark
Esters can be prepared by the reaction of a carboxylic acid with an alcohol in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid. Which row gives the correct names of the reagents that would be suitable to prepare ester Z? [Figure 28.1]
Aalcohol: butan-1-ol, carboxylic acid: methyl propanoic acid
Balcohol: propan-1-ol, carboxylic acid: butanoic acid
Calcohol: propan-2-ol, carboxylic acid: butanoic acid
Dalcohol: propan-2-ol, carboxylic acid: propanoic acid
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