Organic Chemistry
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Author: John E. McMurry
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 17.SE, Problem 71AP
A problem often encountered in the oxidation of primary alcohols to acids is that esters are sometimes produced as by-products. For example, oxidation of ethanol yields acetic acid and ethyl acetate:
Propose a mechanism to account for the formation of ethyl acetate. Take into account the reversible reaction between
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