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Chapter 21.6, Problem 21.12P

When ethyl 4-hydroxybutyrate is heated in the presence of a trace of a basic catalyst (sodium acetate), one of the products is a lactone. Propose a mechanism for formation of this lactone.

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When ethyl 4-hydroxybutyrate is heated in the presence of a trace of a basic catalyst (sodium acetate), one of the products is a lactone. Propose a mechanism for formation of this lactone.

Solution Summary: The author explains that the mechanism for the formation of lactone has to be proposed. Sodium acetate catalyst is used for some organic reactions.

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