SAPONIFICATION

B.M.C. QUINLAT

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES, DILIMAN QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINESDATE PERFORMED: APRIL 10, 2015INSTRUCTOR’S NAME: MR. ALLAN KENNETH REGUNTON

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

1. Attack of the hydroxyl anion on the carbonyl group of the ester gives an orthoester:

Carbonyl group generates carboxylic ester and an alkoxide:

This alkoxide is less acidic than the acid and proton transfer takes place in step three.

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