Solved: a. A student did not obtain any ester when he added 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoic acid
Chapter 15, Problem 78(choose chapter or problem)
a. A student did not obtain any ester when he added 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoic acid to an acidic solution of ethanol. Why? (Hint: Build models.)b. Would he have encountered the same problem if he had tried to synthesize the methyl ester of 4-methylbenzoic acid in the same way?
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