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Topic: What would happen if you didnt add sulfuric acid when preparing methyl benzoate?  (Read 2995 times)

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What would happen if you didnt add sulfuric acid when preparing methyl benzoate?
« on: December 06, 2010, 03:12:19 PM »
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Re: What would happen if you didnt add sulfuric acid when preparing methyl benzoate?
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2010, 03:20:18 PM »
If you are referring to making the ester or benzoic acid you would have an extremely slow reaction. Sulfuric acid is a catalyst in that reaction, so the activation energy of attack on the carboxylic acid with methanol and collapse of the tetrahedral intermediate is lowered.
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Re: What would happen if you didnt add sulfuric acid when preparing methyl benzoate?
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2010, 03:27:17 PM »
Quote from: MissPhosgene on December 06, 2010, 03:20:18 PM
If you are referring to making the ester or benzoic acid you would have an extremely slow reaction. Sulfuric acid is a catalyst in that reaction, so the activation energy of attack on the carboxylic acid with methanol and collapse of the tetrahedral intermediate is lowered.
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