Ester formation is an equilibrium reaction, but the equilibrium in many cases is

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Ester formation is an equilibrium reaction, but the equilibrium in many cases is not particularly favorable. The reaction equation for the formation of ethyl propanoate from ethanol and propanoic acid is shown below;

CH3CH2OH + CH3CH2COOH «=» CH3CH2C(O)OCH2CH3 + H2O

Write the equilibrium equation for this reaction.

The equilibrium constant for the reaction is 0.22. If you dissolved 1 mole of propanoic acid and 1 mole of ethanol in toluene to make 1 liter of solution, what would the concentration of ethyl propanoate be on reaching equilibrium?

Explanation / Answer

Ester formation is an equilibrium reaction, but the equilibrium in many cases is

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