Chapter 21: Q54 E (page 726)
The Following reactivity order has been found for the saponification of alkyl acetates by aqueous NaOH Explain.
Short Answer
The Order of saponification is

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Chapter 21: Q54 E (page 726)
The Following reactivity order has been found for the saponification of alkyl acetates by aqueous NaOH Explain.
The Order of saponification is

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Explain the observation that attempted Fischer esterification of 2,4,6-trimethyl benzoic acid with methanol and HCL is unsuccessful. No ester is obtained, and the acid is recovered unchanged. What alternative method of esterification might be successful?
Question: How could you prepare the following amides using an acid chloride and an amine or ammonia?
21-33 Predict the product(s) and provide the mechanism for each reaction below.

Why is the saponification of an ester irreversible? In other words, why doesn’t treatment of a carboxylic acid with an alkoxide ion yield an ester?
Predict the products of the following nucleophilic acyl substitution reactions:

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