Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781118875766
Author: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig B. Fryhle, Scott A. Snyder
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter E, Problem 2PP
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Transesterifications are catalyzed by either acids or bases. Using the transesterification reaction that takes place when dimethyl terephthalate is heated with ethylene glycol as an example, outline reasonable mechanisms for (a) the base-catalyzed reaction and (b) the acid-catalyzed reaction.
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