The odor of ripe bananas and many other fruits is due to the presence of esters. For example: Banana oil (isopentyl acetate)     (a) Write the name (common or IUPAC) of the ester responsible for the fragrance of the following: pineapple, orange, apple, peach, & lavender

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The odor of ripe bananas and many other fruits is due to the presence of esters. For example: Banana oil (isopentyl acetate)

    (a) Write the name (common or IUPAC) of the ester responsible for the fragrance of the following: pineapple, orange, apple, peach, & lavender

    (b) Choose one fragrant from (a) and name the alcohol and the carboxylic acid needed to synthesize this ester.

    (c) Show the detailed mechanism of the Fischer Esterification reaction that will be involved in the synthesis of the fragrant you have chosen in part (a).

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