Question

Draw the products of the acid-base reaction between stearic acid and OH-

Answer 1

Answer:

Products are stearate anion and water.

Explanation:

Stearic acid is a 18-carbon chain molecule containing -COOH group. IUPAC name of stearic acid is octadecanoic acid.

Molecular formula of stearic acid is $C_{17}H_{35}CO_{2}H$.

When $OH^{-}$ is added into stearic acid, $OH^{-}$ removes a proton ($H^{+}$) from acidic -COOH group and forms stearate anion and water as products.

The balanced acid-base reaction is given as:

                  $C_{17}H_{35}CO_{2}H+OH^{-}\rightleftharpoons C_{17}H_{35}CO_{2}^{-}+H_{2}O$

Structure of products are given below.