The flavors and aromas of almost any fruit are primarily due to esters. In an experiment, an artificial fruit flavor is prepared using the Fischer esterification (reaction of an alcohol with a carboxylic acid in the presence of sulfuric acid catalyst). Why is sodium bicarbonate solution used in the workup of the reaction? What advantage does sodium bicarbonate have over sodium hydroxide solution?

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The flavors and aromas of almost any fruit are primarily due to esters. In an experiment, an artificial fruit flavor is prepared using the Fischer esterification (reaction of an alcohol with a carboxylic acid in the presence of sulfuric acid catalyst).

Why is sodium bicarbonate solution used in the workup of the reaction? What advantage does sodium bicarbonate have over sodium hydroxide solution? 

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Esters are chemical compounds with formula RCOOR' where, R and R' can be same or different alkyl or aryl groups.

When carboxylic acid is heated with an alcohol by using sulfuric acid as a catalyst then this chemical reaction is called esterification. 

Chemical equation for this reaction is as follows.

RCOOH + R'OH  R-COO-R' + H2O

 

 

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