O-LevelChemistryOrganic Chemistry5070/11 · Oct/Nov 2014 · Q381 Mark

When ethanol reacts with ethanoic acid, the ester ethyl ethanoate is formed. C2H5OH + CH3CO2H → CH3CO2C2H5 + H2O What is the formula of the ester formed when methanol reacts with butanoic acid, C3H7CO2H?

AC2H5CO2C2H5

BC3H7CO2C2H5

CCH3CO2C3H7

DC3H7CO2CH3

✓ Correct answer

D: C3H7CO2CH3

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Topic: Organic Chemistry, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: O-Level Chemistry, Oct/Nov 2014 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 38.

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