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Anyone good with organic chem reactions? I find this one really interesting
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[QUOTE="TeethWhitener, post: 6180335, member: 511972"] Formation of the ester will be [B][I]very[/I][/B] slow without a catalyst (which is what sulfuric acid is). Also, esterification is in equilibrium with the reverse reaction (ester hydrolysis to alcohol/carboxylic acid), and I don't know off the top of my head where that equilibrium sits for isopropanol and acetic acid. Typically when you do an esterification in the lab, you use Le Chatelier's principle to push the equilibrium toward products (either by adding one reagent in excess or by removing the water generated by the condensation reaction). [/QUOTE]
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Anyone good with organic chem reactions? I find this one really interesting
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