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Fischer Esterification Reaction Between An Unknown Carboxylic Acid

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The main purpose of this experiment was to synthesize an unknown ester using Fischer esterification reaction between an unknown carboxylic acid and an unknown alcohol as reactants as well as sulfuric acid as a catalyst. At the first step, the reaction mixture was created using the two key reactants, then the product was isolated by removing the aqueous layer. Through the distillation process, the crude product was purified to generate a clear liquid with a banana like odor as a final product of the reaction. The final product was a clear liquid with a banana like odor that usually comes from banana oil existed either in pure isoamyl acetate or pentyl acetate. The unknown ester was identified by using three common techniques IR, 13C NMR, and

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