CAIE A Level Chemistry 9701 · Carboxylic acids and derivatives
A student wants to convert ethanoic acid into methyl ethanoate. The student plans to do this in two steps: first convert the acid into an acyl chloride, then react the acyl chloride with methanol.
Suggest the reagent and conditions for each step, and state the other product formed in the second step.
4 marks, so the mark scheme is looking for about 4 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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