Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Carboxylic acids and derivatives

Carboxylic acids and derivatives — practice question

Ethyl propanoate is heated under reflux with aqueous sodium hydroxide. The alcohol formed is then reacted with methyl propanoic acid to produce a second ester. What is the structural formula for this second ester?

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