Asked by meghan

Name the ester obtained when the alcohol is reacted with 2-ethylpentanoic acid?
1. 2 -propanol
2. 2-butanol
3, phenol
Answered by Devron
1.) 4-methylbutyl 3-ethylpentanoate
2.) 2-methylethyl 3-ethylpentanoate
3.) Phenol 3-ethylpentanoate
Answered by Devron
Replace the 3's with 2's. Did it again.
Answered by Devron
1.) 2-methylethyl 2-ethylpentanoate
2.) 3-methylpropyl 2-ethylpentanoate
3.) Phenol 3-ethylpentanoate
Answered by Devron
3.) Phenol 2-ethylpentanoate

Sorry about that one.
Answered by meghan
Ok I understand how your getting the parent compound. I'm not understanding where for example question 1, the '2-methylbutyl'. That's where I keep getting messed up.
Answered by Devron
Your going to count the number of carbons from the end furthest away from the ester. So, lets take 2 propanol for example:
O-and everything else
I
CH3-CH-CH3
1---2----methyl

Hope that makes since. Spacing is a problem on this forum.
Answered by Devron
O-and everything else
I

should be connected to the CH
Answered by meghan
Oh ok thank you. Sorry, I'm really dumb when it comes to this stuff
:)
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