Question
write a completely BALANCED reaction equation for the process that occurs.
Carb acid used is acetic acid
Alcohol used is 1-butanol
Reaction. Set up a hotplate with the aluminum block for conical vials and a ring stand Assemble the glassware for a reflux apparatus with a stir bar using your 5mL conical vial as the reaction flask. Place a Teflon septum and cap on the top of the condenser. Take your reflux glassware to the hood and measure the chemicals needed directly into the conical vial. Add 5 mmol of your alcohol to your vial (obtain a mass of your alcohol added with the balance) and under the hood measure I mL of vour carboxvlic acid. Carefully mix in L drop of concentrated sulfuric acid. Reseal the system and return to vour bench. Clamp the glasswar ein pace. Trac the water hoses for cooling and start the water, remove the top cap and septum, then heat the reaction mixture with stirring under reflux for one hour. You must remove the cap to avoid making an acid bomb!
Explanation / Answer
The reaction is an acid catalysed esterification reaction
H2SO4(cat)
CH3COOHOH + CH3CH2CH2CH2OH -------------------> CH3COOCH2CH2CH2CH3 + H2O
(All the numbers will be subscript)
