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Topic: Did I do this question correctly. Which is a primary, secondary etc. alcohol  (Read 1721 times)

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Offline sasha.w

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Did I do this question correctly?

*image of the esters
https://imgur.com/m9zXqsa


i) Which is/are made from a primary alcohol? (a), (b), (c), (d)
ii) Which is/are made from a secondary alcohol? None
iii) Which is/are made from a tertiary alcohol? (e)
iv) Which is/are made from a branched-chain alcohol? (b), (d), (e)
v) Which is/are made from an alcohol containing a 3° carbon? (e)
vi) Which is/are made from an acid containing a 3° carbon? (c)
vii) Which is/are made from the smallest possible carboxylic acid? (b)
viii) Which is/are made from an acid and an alcohol containing equal numbers of carbons? (a)
ix) Which contain a chiral carbon? (None)
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Offline chenbeier

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Looks good.

Offline mjc123

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Is e the only one made from an alcohol containing a tertiary carbon? It may be the only one made from a tertiary alcohol, but that's not the same thing. The OH group doesn't have to be attached to the tertiary carbon.

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