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Preparation
Esters * organic acid + alcohol ,
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ester + water


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lab Preparation
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* Add few
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cm of acid to few cm 01 alcohol in round bottom flask

Boiling points : * Add few drops of conc Hisouwl anti bumping granules
* low bpt 's → no Hydrogen bonds ☒ lower flask into 80°C water bath + reflux for extended time

* RMMM . : bptstn * When reflux complete , crude ester obtained by distillation



Solubility : Removal of acid impurities:
Alto 0 bonds init -
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polar * dilute sodium hydrogen carbonate to crude product in separating funnel
☒ no H bonds but 0 atoms in ester linkages * stopper ,
invert + open tap to release pressure

conform H bonds w n in tho and ethanol tallow layers separate , collect upper organic level

A non polar
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group A.
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. ester tithable

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Drying : in container add impure product + My son / , → until clear ,



filter 0th liquid 1- dish't to collect pure ester at its bpt


2) alkaline hydrolysis
Esterification Reactions * not reversible → tireairiviiuorcarboxuiaiesair

* acyl chloride t alcohol → ester + HCl 1) acidic hydrolysis
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☒ carried out at room temp ester + water F- c. acid alcohol mineral acid liberation
* not reversible → goes to completion
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