carboxylic acid

13.5 Exercise 2 – carboxylic acids and esters 1. Write equations for the following reactions: a) propanoic acid with sodium hydroxide b) butanoic acid with sodium carbonate c) sodium methanoate with hydrochloric acid d) sodium ethanoate with sulphuric acid e) 2-methylpropanoic acid with sodium carbonate 2. Write equations for the following reactions and name any organic products: a) propanoic acid with methanol b) ethanoic acid with propan-2-ol c) methanoic acid with propan-1-ol d) butanoic acid with butan-1-ol 3. Write equations, using displayed formulae, for the following reactions: a) ethyl methanoate with conc. H2SO4 b) methyl propanoate with NaOH c) methylethyl ethanoate with H2SO4 d) propyl methanoate with NaOH 4. Write equations for the reaction of the following oil: with a) dilute hydrochloric acid in the presence of lipase b) sodium hydroxide Suggest where each of the reactions might take place and state a use for each of the products in each case.