An ester is a derivative of a carboxylic acid in which the hydrogen of the carboxyl group is replaced by an alkyl group which is derived from acetic acid by replacement of the H of its-OH group by a methyl group. Determine whether proton transfer to this compound from HCl occurs preferen- tially on the oxygern of the C-0 group or on the oxygen of the OCH, group. . Draw a structural formula of methyl acetate,
An ester is a derivative of a carboxylic acid in which the hydrogen of the carboxyl group is replaced by an alkyl group which is derived from acetic acid by replacement of the H of its-OH group by a methyl group. Determine whether proton transfer to this compound from HCl occurs preferen- tially on the oxygern of the C-0 group or on the oxygen of the OCH, group. . Draw a structural formula of methyl acetate,
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