Which of the following esters is more reactive towards hydrolysis?
For the following compounds, identify the products that would be obtained upon complete hydrolysis:
Draw a mechanism for the acid-catalyzed reaction of propionic acid and ethanol to form ethyl propionate, including all curved arrows. As a guide, consider the mechanism for the acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of an ester, where HB+ and :B represent the species that donate and remove protons, respectively.
Determine the acid-catalyzed hydrolysis products of the ester given below.
Propose the reagents required for the following conversion.
butan-1-ol → 2-hydroxypentanoic acid
Consider the following compound that has been labeled with the O-18 isotope of oxygen.
Write a plausible mechanism for the hydrolysis of this compound under acidic conditions.