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Offline maverick1996

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What type of reaction is this?
« on: April 15, 2016, 04:08:35 PM »
Hey!!

I came across a reaction of CH3CH2CH2CH2OH with (MeCO)2O with the product being n-BuOCOMe

I'm not really sure what is going on here, any help??

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Re: What type of reaction is this?
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2016, 06:20:20 PM »
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Re: What type of reaction is this?
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2016, 07:46:11 PM »
Quote from: Dan on April 15, 2016, 06:20:20 PM
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Re: What type of reaction is this?
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2016, 02:50:13 AM »
Do you recognise any of the reactants? Can you draw them out (may help)
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Re: What type of reaction is this?
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2016, 08:09:26 AM »
Quote from: sjb on April 16, 2016, 02:50:13 AM
Do you recognise any of the reactants? Can you draw them out (may help)
I'm not entirely sure what the second reactant is
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Re: What type of reaction is this?
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2016, 09:02:03 AM »
Quote from: maverick1996 on April 16, 2016, 08:09:26 AM
Quote from: sjb on April 16, 2016, 02:50:13 AM
Do you recognise any of the reactants? Can you draw them out (may help)
I'm not entirely sure what the second reactant is

If I didn't misread the chemical formula, (MeCO)2O should be a compound with an O atom as the central atom, and two (MeCO) group bonded to it.

And 'Me' means methyl group. 'CO' is C=O.

Try to draw the structure of the second reactant now.
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Re: What type of reaction is this?
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2016, 10:09:12 AM »
This is an esterification with acetic anhydride. Everry textbook contains this reaction (if not, look at synthesis of aspirin)
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Re: What type of reaction is this?
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2016, 04:39:53 PM »
Yeah of course - thanks for your help guys

I was being extremely incompetent here

Thanks again
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