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Methyl acetate (CH3COOCH3) is formed by the reaction of acetic acid with methyl alcohol. If the methyl alcohol is labeled with oxygen-18. the oxygen-18 ends up in the methyl acetate:
(a) Do the C—OH bond of the acid and the O—H bond of the alcohol break in the reaction, or do the O—H bond of the acid and the C—OH bond of the alcohol break? (b) Imagine a similar experiment using the radioisotope 3H. which is called tritium and is usualy denoted T. Would the reaction between CH3COOH and TOCH3 provide the same information about which bond is broken as does the above experiment with H180CH3?
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