Balancing Chemical Reactions: Isobutyric Acid + 2-Methoxyethanol

[jin.cao]

hi
i have the following reaction

isobutyric acid + 2-methoxyethanol <-> 2-methoxyethyl-2-methylpropanoate

but i don't know all of the by-products.

please help thanks

edit: i think is only water and some unreacted reactants?

 

[rock.freak667]

Acid is RCOOH and the alcohol is R'OH. Yes water will be a by-product. But how do you get water from this? (The -OH from the acid and the H from the alcohol bond together to form the water) What you are left with will form the other product.(btw were there any conditions for this reaction?)

 

[jin.cao]

no, because i am suppose to make procedure to create the product
so i will have to change the condition to shift equilibrium to the right side i guess...

why?

 

[rock.freak667]

Because an acid and alcohol react to give ester and water in the presence of H+ as a catalyst.

 

[jin.cao]

thanks for confirm, rock

 

[~christina~]

Just to name what your doing (basically acid catyzed dehydration of an alcohol is what your doing).