Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Carboxylic acids

Carboxylic acids — practice question

When the alcohol $\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{OH}$ reacts with the carboxylic acid $\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{COOH}$ an ester is produced. State the name and structural formula for this ester.

  • Aname: butyl propanoate; structural formula: $\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{COOCH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3$
  • Bname: butyl propanoate; structural formula: $\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{COOCH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3$
  • Cname: propyl butanoate; structural formula: $\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{COOCH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3$
  • Dname: propyl butanoate; structural formula: $\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{COOCH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3$

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