Q : write products formed when polyester is heated with aqueous sodium

[charlotta]

Q : write products formed when polyester is heated with aqueous sodium hydroxide

I know is hydrolysis , and the product will be alcohol and carboxylic acid ... but will the -OH in carboxylic acid replaces with -ONa or not ??
It say heated with , but doesn't mean react .. so does heated means react ?

 

[Borek]

Heated means heated. However, reactions are faster at elevated temperatures.

If there is enough base it will neutralize the acid.

 

[charlotta]

thank you ..

so what you mean is that to determine whether is -OH or -ONa , we have to know the amount of sodium hydroxide ?

 

[Borek]

That would be the best approach.

 

[charlotta]

ok.. thank you ...