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Which carboxylic acid can be combined with an alcohol to form the ester shown below?

Which carboxylic acid can be combined with an alcohol to form the ester shown below class=

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  • 22-10-2020

Answer:

CH₃CH₂CH₂COOH.

Explanation:

To know which option is correct, let us hydrolysed the given ester. This is illustrated in the attached photo.

Hydrolysis of ester involves breaking the ester bond by a water molecule to produce the corresponding alcohol and carboxylic acid.

From the reaction given in the attached photo, we can see that the carboxylic acid needed to produce the desired ester is butanoic acid, CH₃CH₂CH₂COOH.

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