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O-LevelChemistryOrganic Chemistry5070/11 · May/June 2017 · Q341 Mark

An ester is produced by reacting together the carboxylic acid HCO2H and the alcohol CH3CH2CH2OH. What is the name and structure of this ester? name structure A methyl propanoate CH3CH2CO2CH3 B methyl propanoate HCO2CH2CH2CH3 C propyl methanoate CH3CH2CO2CH3 D propyl methanoate HCO2CH2CH2CH3

Amethyl propanoate, CH3CH2CO2CH3
Bmethyl propanoate, HCO2CH2CH2CH3
Cpropyl methanoate, CH3CH2CO2CH3
Dpropyl methanoate, HCO2CH2CH2CH3

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D: propyl methanoate, HCO2CH2CH2CH3

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Organic Chemistry, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2017 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 34.

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