Potassium ethoxide since any transesterification reaction does not result in ester scrambling. Potassium ethoxide is stable, but also both flammable and corrosive. The compound reacts vigorously with water. If the compound comes into contact with damp air, it may lead to the heating and ignition of the solid powder. Keep separated from air, moisture, water, acids, oxidzing agents, and reducing agents. It can also cause severe skin burns. Potassium ethoxide Potassium ethoxide, also known as potassium ethanolate, is an off-white or yellow powder with the chemical formula of CHKO. Potassium ethoxide contains an ethoxide ion, the conjugate base of ethanol, which makes
Isopropyl chloride heating 2-chloropropane with alcoholic potassium hydroxide will yield propene (an alkene) by a dehydrohalogenation reaction. However, reacting with potassium hydroxide would compete with an S2 nucleophilic substitution reaction (minor product) because the OH ion is a strong, sterically unhindered nucleophile. Because of this, potassium tert-butoxide is one example of a better reagent to use. Isopropyl chloride Isopropyl chloride (also chlorodimethylmethane, 2-propyl chloride, "sec"-propyl chloride or 2-chloropropane) is a colorless, flammable chemical compound. It has the chemical formula CHCl and is prepared by refluxing isopropyl alcohol with concentrated hydrochloric acid and zinc chloride. Structurally, isopropyl chloride is an organochlorine compound as