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Title: Detailed Help 2 - hemiketal Mechanisms
Post by: BloodCrisis on February 14, 2013, 05:24:40 PM

This the second of the three excercises I need to answer. Please if somebody can help me; Karma will bless you (Or may be universe equilibrium o whatever yo call it xP).

I have an idea of this, but it will be of GREAT help if someone can write it to me.

(https://www.chemicalforums.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg809.imageshack.us%2Fimg809%2F3918%2Fexcercise2.jpg&hash=c43eabae9c0acc7d9261ab8ed5542bab1bd23aab)

"Calor" means heat

Title: Re: Detailed Help 2 - hemiketal Mechanisms
Post by: orgopete on February 14, 2013, 05:45:33 PM

Although NaOCH3 will react with both reactants, but that will be a fast reaction that returns the same reactants. It will also react more slowly with one of these reactants (an acid-base reaction) that can irreversibly lead to a new product. What is that reaction?

Title: Re: Detailed Help 2 - hemiketal Mechanisms
Post by: BloodCrisis on February 14, 2013, 07:10:10 PM

. Sorry theyre not ketals.... I saw other image :P

They're Esthers... so i guess i'm closing this topic!