Question

Identify the two principal products of the reaction between ammonia and ethyl propionate

Answer 1

Answer:

Ethyl propionate reacts with ammonia it gives ethanamide and ethanol.

Explanation:

When an ester reacts with ammonia to give acid amide and an alcohol. This can be expressed in the form of chemical reaction :

$R-(CO)-OR'+NH_3\rightarrow R-(CO)-NH_2+R'OH$

Ethyl propionate is an ethyl ester of propionic acid.

Ethyl propionate = $CH_3-CH_2(CO)-OCH_2CH_3$

So, when ethyl propionate reacts with ammonia it gives ethanamide and ethanol.

$CH_3-CH_2(CO)-OCH_2CH_3+NH_3\rightarrow$

   $CH_3-CH_2-(CO)-NH_2+CH_3-CH_2-OH$