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What is the product of water and pentyl ethanoate under acidic condition?

Butanol and water Ethanoic acid and pentanol Ethanoic acid, two equivalents Pentanol, two equivalents

Rishabh Sood by Rishabh Sood , 20, India

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Tapas Mazumdar
May 14, 2017

C H X 3 C O O ( C H X 2 ) X 4 C H X 3 + H X 3 O X + ⇋ C H X 3 C O O H + C H X 3 ( C H X 2 ) X 4 O H \ce { CH3 COO (CH2)4 CH3 + H3O+ \leftrightharpoons CH3 COOH + CH3 (CH2)4 OH }

Products are ethanoic acid and pentanol and the reaction is an example of ester hydrolysis given by the general reaction :

E s t e r + H X 2 O / H X + ⇋ C a r b o x y l i c a c i d + A l c o h o l \ce {Ester + H2O / H+ \leftrightharpoons Carboxylic \ acid + Alcohol }

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