Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity

10th Edition
John C. Kotz + 3 others
ISBN: 9781337399074



Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity

10th Edition
John C. Kotz + 3 others
ISBN: 9781337399074
Textbook Problem

Draw structural formulas and give the names for the products of the following reaction:


Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: The name and structural formula for the products obtained from the reaction between CH3COOCH2CH2CH2CH3 and NaOH has to be given

Concept introduction:

  • Ester: One OR' group is attached to the carbonyl carbon atom of the compound. It is represented as RCOOR'. The hydrogen atom of COOH is replaced by an alkyl group.
  • Saponification: Ester hydrolysis taking place in presence of base such as NaOH or KOH is known as saponification. The products obtained after hydrolysis are a salt of carboxylic acid and the alcohol.

Carboxylic acid salt: It is an ionic compound having a carboxylate acid anion and a metal cation. It is formed when a carboxylic acid and a strong base reacts giving water.

Carboxylic acid salts are written as name of cation in prefix and base name with “-oate” suffix.

Alcohol: It is an organic compound where it contains at least one OH group. It is represented as ROH.

The IUPAC name for the alcohol is written by replcing the ‘e’ of alkanes from “-ol”.


Ester reacts with NaOH to form the corresponding alcohol and sodium salt of carboxylic acid.

The given ester undergoing base hydrolysis in presence of NaOH can be written as written below

  1. (a) The part of the ester that is attached to the carbonyl carbon atom is sodium salt of carboxylic acid


The longest chain has two carbon atoms so the parent name is acetate where one carbon atom is attached to the carbonyl carbon.

The cation in the product is sodium.


The systematic name is sodium acetate

  1. (b) The alkyl group which attached to the oxygen in the ester forms corresponding alcohol

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