Questions: How can you convert a carboxylic acid into an ester?
Deprotonate with a base and react with an alkyl halide.
Deprotonate with a base and react with an alcohol.
Both heat with an alcohol and catalytic acid and deprotonate with a base and react with an alkyl halide.
Heat with an alcohol and catalytic acid.
Both heat with an alcohol and catalytic acid and deprotonate with a base and react with an alcohol.
Transcript text: How can you convert a carboxylic acid into an ester?
Deprotonate with a base and react with an alkyl halide.
Deprotonate with a base and react with an alcohol.
Both heat with an alcohol and catalytic acid and deprotonate with a base and react with an alkyl halide.
Heat with an alcohol and catalytic acid.
Both heat with an alcohol and catalytic acid and deprotonate with a base and react with an alcohol.
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Understanding Esterification
To convert a carboxylic acid into an ester, the most common method is esterification. This involves reacting the carboxylic acid with an alcohol in the presence of a catalytic amount of acid.
Step 2: Identifying the Correct Reaction
Among the given options, the reaction that describes heating a carboxylic acid with an alcohol in the presence of a catalytic acid is the correct method for esterification.
Final Answer
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