a carboxylic acid with an alcohol and determine
what the resulting ester smells like
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be Monday
Esterification
Carry out the reactions
- Beware the concentrated sulfuric acid
- Decant a drop of each ester onto a paper towel
- determine what the ester smells like
- clear your olfactory "palette" with coffee grounds
when needed
- Record what you think each smells like
- Record the correct smells from posted answers
- Draw the structure of each acid and alcohol you combined
- Draw the structure of each ester you produced
- Name each ester you produced
- Answer the questions on the lab
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