Summary A2 Unit 1: Derivatives of Carboxylic Acids

functional group of ester
Arid I o
algol

functional group ofacyl chloride R C


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Structure of esters


Alcohol C A ester water

cg
n
k o n n c In c
in
20
methanol ethanoic acid
methyl ethanoate

water is formed from H from alcohol
OH
from acid
3 420

Condensation reaction

, ethyl proparoate


via
c c c




ethyl 3 chlorobutanoate

c i c c




Methyl 2 hydroxypropanoate




4 Vir
In
methanoate
Methyl


to 4 or