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Methyl salicylate has the odor of oil of wintergreen. This ester is prepared by the Fisher esterification of salicylic acid with methanol, shown here: HSO, OH CH,OH OCH, H,0 [+] +] OH OH Use the dropdowns below to indicate the order of the steps that occur in this reaction mechanism to transform salicylic acid into methyl salicylate.

Methyl salicylate has the odor of oil of wintergreen. This ester is prepared by the Fisher esterification of salicylic acid with methanol, shown here: HSO, OH CH,OH OCH, H,0 [+] +] OH OH Use the dropdowns below to indicate the order of the steps that occur in this reaction mechanism to transform salicylic acid into methyl salicylate.

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Methyl salicylate has the odor of oil of wintergreen. This ester is prepared by the Fisher esterification of salicylic acid with methanol, shown here: HSO, OH * CH,OH OCH, • H,0 +] OH OH Use the dropdowns below to indicate the order of the steps that occur in this reaction mechanism to transform salicylic acid into methyl salicylate. Step 1 [ Choose (Choose Step 2 Protonation of the C-O oxygen atom Step 3 Proton transfer to neutralize the product Reforming of the CHOand loss of the leaving group Step 4 Proton transferts the OH group on the tetrahedral intermediate Attack of the methanol on the carbon of the C-O Step 6 Breaking of the pi bond to push eléctrons onto exygeri nd form the tetrahedial intermedian
Transcribed Image Text:Methyl salicylate has the odor of oil of wintergreen. This ester is prepared by the Fisher esterification of salicylic acid with methanol, shown here: HSO, OH * CH,OH OCH, • H,0 +] OH OH Use the dropdowns below to indicate the order of the steps that occur in this reaction mechanism to transform salicylic acid into methyl salicylate. Step 1 [ Choose (Choose Step 2 Protonation of the C-O oxygen atom Step 3 Proton transfer to neutralize the product Reforming of the CHOand loss of the leaving group Step 4 Proton transferts the OH group on the tetrahedral intermediate Attack of the methanol on the carbon of the C-O Step 6 Breaking of the pi bond to push eléctrons onto exygeri nd form the tetrahedial intermedian
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