CAIE A Level Chemistry 9701 · Carboxylic acids and derivatives
A student wants to prepare the ester methyl ethanoate from methanol and ethanoic acid, and then hydrolyse a sample of the ester.
Suggest the reagents and conditions for each step.
(a) Preparation of methyl ethanoate from methanol and ethanoic acid.
(b) Hydrolysis of the ester.
5 marks, so the mark scheme is looking for about 5 separate creditworthy points. Making the same point twice in different words earns it once.
Suggest means: Apply what you know to an unfamiliar situation. There may be more than one acceptable answer. Reason from the principle you have learned to the new context, and say which principle you are using.
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