We have studied Fischer esterification, in which a carboxylic acid is reacted with analcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst to form an ester. Suppose that you startinstead with a dicarboxylic acid such as terephthalic acid and a diol such as ethyleneglycol. Show how Fischer esterification in this case can lead to a macromolecule with amolecular weight several thousand times that of the starting materials.HO,OHpoly(ethylene terephthalate)(РET)НОHO,1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid(Terephthalic acid)1,2-Ethanediol(Ethylene glycol)the material produced in this reaction is a high-molecular-weight polymer, which can be fabricated into Mylar films and into the textilefiber known as Dacron polyester.

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