Phenol vs acetylene in a Esterification Test where they react with acetic anhydride, which among the two is faster in giving the result and why

Q: Why is it necessary to use absolute ethanol if you were preparing an ester using ethanol?

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Q: Following a reaction period of 150-minutes, you decide to perform an extraction to eliminate any…

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Q: Why is the ester hydrolysis slow in the beginning and becomes faster after sometime.

A: Esters are the functional group which has a carbonyl group and a ether linkage. Esters are converted…

Q: Explain the general procedure for the laboratory preparation of the synthesis of Aniline from…

A: We have to Explain the general procedure for the laboratory preparation of the synthesis of Aniline…

Q: Explain why acetyl chloride reacts faster with water than acetic anhydride does?

A: For the given two compounds, i.e. The relative reactivity of these compounds with water has to be…

Q: why ethyl acetate is immiscible with water?

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Q: How will you purify benzoic acid that is contaminated with methyl orange? Give the step-by-step…

A: Both benzoic acid and methyl orange are sparingly soluble in water. But when we add strong base like…

Q: Why does benzaldehyde react slowly in a chromic acid test?

A: The chromic acid test is a test by which the presence of primary alcohol, secondary alcohol, and…

Q: Why doesn't carboxylic acids react with Brady's reagent?

A: Brady’s reagent is 2, 4-dinitrophenylhydrazine and it is used to give qualitative analysis of…

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Q: Two reactions occur when sodium hydroxide is added to methyl salicylate. One is immediate and one…

A: This reaction is called saponification reaction. Where we produce sodium salt.

Q: Why are acid/base catalysts required when producing esters from carboxylic acids and amides but not…

A: In formation of ester nucleophile attack on electrophilic carbon of carbonyl group. In case of acyl…

Q: propanoic acid + methanol (in concentrated sulfuric acid)

A: The given reaction is, Propanoic acid (C2H5COOH) + Methanol (CH3OH)

Q: Using examples discuss the effect of charge and electronegativity on the strength of nucleophiles

A: Since nucleophiles are those substance which can donate there electron pair to the electrophile…

Q: Explain how the class I carbonyl compound reacts? What will be the product when ethylamine and…

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Q: What solvents could be added to increase and decrease the polarity of ethyl acetate?

A: The mentioned solvent is a polar solvent which means it has a large value of dipole moments, this is…

Q: In paragraph form, provide a step-by-step experimental procedure of Benzene sulphonic acid to Phenol

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Q: Determine the weight of the sample needed to be mixed to create a 125ml of the following compounds.…

A: Given data from the question:: Volume = 125 ml = 0.125 L Concentration = 2 M = 2 mol L-1 weight of…

Q: Explain why benzocaine precipitates during the neutralization.

A: Under acidic conditions, the amine group on benzocaine is protonated. This introduces a positive…

Q: Upon completion of a chemical reaction, you find you have a mixture of benzoic acid and ethyl…

A: Separation process is used for separating the components present in a mixture. There are various…

Q: among acetone, formaldehyde, and benzaldehyde which will react to Tollen's Test? Why?

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Q: Write out the steps needed to separate hydrocarbon A and carboxylic acid B by using an extraction…

A: The mechanism is as given below:

Q: Write out the steps needed to separate hydrocarbon A and carboxylicacid B by using an extraction…

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Q: why is pentafluorophenyl ester more reactive (with primary amine) than ethyl ester?

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Q: Why is adding mineral oil necessary during process of esterification?

A: A mineral acid catalyst is generally needed to make the reaction occur at a very useful rate. Esters…

Q: 2. Using curved arrows, show the deprotonation mechanism of phenol with hydroxide (OH). Also,…

A: We have find out the deprotonation mechanism of phenol and it's resonance structure.

Q: QUESTION Which of the following compounds has an activating group? O A. Benzoic acid B. None in the…

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Q: Select the correct increasing order of solubility of the following compound in water. Butanol…

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Q: Why does a substance become more soluble in a solvent with increasing temperature? Solvents are…

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Q: An ester can be produced by the reaction between an acyl chloride and alcohol.  Pyridine can be…

A: Pyridine reacts with acylchloride to produce acylpyrididinium salt which is more reactive than acyl…

Q: Carboxylic acids contain carbonyl group but do not show the nucleophilic addition reaction like…

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