An ester is a derivative of a carboxylic acid in which the
Chapter 4, Problem 4.51(choose chapter or problem)
An ester is a derivative of a carboxylic acid in which the hydrogen of the carboxyl group is replaced by an alkyl group (Section 1.3E). Draw a structural formula of methyl acetate, which is derived from acetic acid by replacement of the H of its 9OH group by a methyl group. Determine if proton transfer to this compound from HCl occurs preferentially on the oxygen of the C"O group or the oxygen of the OCH3 group
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