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Advantage of propanoyl chloride?
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Give one advantage of the use of propanoyl chloride instead of propanoic acid in the laboratory preparation of methyl propanoate from methanol.
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Give one advantage of the use of propanoyl chloride instead of propanoic acid in the laboratory preparation of methyl propanoate from methanol.
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The acid anhydride gives the acid as a by product whereas the acid chloride gives HCl as a by product which is easier to seperate from the product you want.
The acid chloride is also more reactive and hence the reaction is faster.
The acid chloride is also more reactive and hence the reaction is faster.
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(Original post by phems)
Hi,
Stuck with the following question:
Give one advantage of the use of propanoyl chloride instead of propanoic acid in the laboratory preparation of methyl propanoate from methanol.
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Hi,
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Give one advantage of the use of propanoyl chloride instead of propanoic acid in the laboratory preparation of methyl propanoate from methanol.
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using acid + alcohol to make ester is a poor way to do it, its an equilibrium reaction so you end up with a mixture of products and a poor yield of ester, using the acid chloride instead of the carboxylic acid, the reaction goes to completion, its not an equilibrium reaction.
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Acyl chlorides are more reactive than carboxylic acids because they have a better leaving group attached to the carbon
Acyl chlorides are more reactive than carboxylic acids because they have a better leaving group attached to the carbon
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(Original post by Son of the Sea)
This thread is over 9 years old, I doubt the OP still needs the answer.
This thread is over 9 years old, I doubt the OP still needs the answer.
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