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  • 21-10-2019
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Draw the carboxylic acid produced from the acid hydrolysis of butyl acetate.

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  • 27-10-2019

Answer:

Acetic or ethanoic acid.

Explanation:

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Butyl acetate's hydrolisis is shown below:

[tex]CH_3COOCH_2CH_2CH_2CH_3+H_2O-->CH_3COOH+CH_3CH_2CH_2CH_2OH[/tex]

Whereas [tex]CH_3COOCH_2CH_2CH_2CH_3[/tex] is the butyl acetate, [tex]CH_3CH_2CH_2CH_2OH[/tex] butanol and [tex]CH_3COOH[/tex] the required produced acid, acetic or ethanoic acid (attached picture).

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