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Complete the mechanism for this acid-catalyzed
Chapter 15, Problem 13P(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 13P
Complete the mechanism for this acid-catalyzed transesterification by drawing out all the individual steps. Draw the important resonance contributors for each resonance-stabilized intermediate.
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QUESTION:
Problem 13P
Complete the mechanism for this acid-catalyzed transesterification by drawing out all the individual steps. Draw the important resonance contributors for each resonance-stabilized intermediate.
ANSWER:
Solution:
Here we have to write a mechanism for acid-catalyzed transesterification along with the resonance structures of the intermediate state.
Step 1
Transesterification is a process in which the reaction between ester and alcohol has been carried out by the addition of an acid or base catalyst. It is a process of exchanging the organic group R of an ester with the organic group RI of an alcohol.
(Alcohol) (Easter) (Alcohol) (Easter)