22. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: NAS
Saponification
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Problem 15a
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionD. N. Kursanov, a Russian chemist, proved that the bond that is broken in the hydroxide-ion-promoted hydrolysis of an ester is the acyl C—O bond, rather than the alkyl C—O bond, by studying the hydrolysis of the following ester under basic conditions:
a. What products contained the O^18 label? b. What product would have contained the O^18 label if the alkyl C—O bond had broken?Verified Solution
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