Chapter 17, Problem 17.36P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: The structural formula for benzocaine has to be drawn.

Concept introduction:

Esters encompass a large family of organic compound with broad application in various fields of science and technology. Esters are formed when an alcohol reacts with a carboxylic acid.

Chemically esters can be prepared by the reaction of an alcohol with an organic acid.

Esters can be simply represented as,

Ester formation can be represented as follows,

$\underset{Acid}{R-COOH}+\underset{Alcohol}{HO-R}\to \underset{Ester}{RCOOR}+H_{2}O$

The Structural formula of a compound shows how the atoms are arranged in a molecule and, in particular, shows which functional groups are present.