Unit 2 - Esters & Homologous Series

The ester on the left is produced by the reaction between

• ethanol and butanoic acid

• ethanol and propanoic acid

• butanol and ethanoic acid

• propanol and ethanoic acid

Name the ester that produced from the reaction between butanoic acid and methanol? (a)  

Give the correct name for this semi-structural formula CH₃CH₂COOCH₂CH₃

(a)  

Name the molecule pictured here

• Butyl ethanoate
• Ethyl butanoate
• Butylethan-1-oate
• Ethylbutan1-oate

A hydrolysis reaction means:

• To add hydrolyte to a compound.

• To add water to a compound.

• To remove hydrolyte from a compound.

• To remove water from a compound.

A condensation reaction:

• Adds water to a compound as a reactant.

• Produces water as a product.

Name this compound:

• pentyl propanoate

• propyl butanoate

• butyl pentanoate

• propyl pentanoate

Acidic hydrolysis of this compound yields:

• pentanoic acid

• propanoic acid

• propanol

• pentanol

Name this compound:

• Heptyl Butanoate

• Octyl Butanoate

• Butyl Octanoate

• Butyl Heptanoate

The acidic hydrolysis of this compound yields:

• Octanoic Acid

• Butanoic Acid

• Butane

• Butanol