Name the ester obtained when the alcohol is reacted with 2-ethylpentanoic acid?

Question

1. 2 -propanol
2. 2-butanol
3, phenol

Answer 1

1.) 4-methylbutyl 3-ethylpentanoate
2.) 2-methylethyl 3-ethylpentanoate
3.) Phenol 3-ethylpentanoate

Answer 2

Replace the 3's with 2's. Did it again.

Answer 3

1.) 2-methylethyl 2-ethylpentanoate
2.) 3-methylpropyl 2-ethylpentanoate
3.) Phenol 3-ethylpentanoate

Answer 4

3.) Phenol 2-ethylpentanoate

Sorry about that one.

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

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.

Answer 7

O-and everything else
I

should be connected to the CH

Answer 8

Oh ok thank you. Sorry, I'm really dumb when it comes to this stuff
:)