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Title: Balanced equation for fischer esterification of benzocaine?
Post by: alexrob1123 on February 03, 2020, 11:12:38 AM

Hi! It's been a while since I've had to balance an equation so I'm not sure how to go about this. We mixed 1.0 gram of p-aminobenzoic acid with 10.0 mL of absolute ethanol, then once solid dissolved we added 1.0 mL of concentrated sulfuric acid. What is a balanced chemical equation for this reaction? What would be the limiting reagent? Thanks!

Title: Re: Balanced equation for fischer esterification of benzocaine?
Post by: chenbeier on February 03, 2020, 11:16:05 AM

What gives acid and alcohol?

Calculate the moles of each reactant and compare.