Question

Predict the carboxylic acid product of the following reaction:CH3COOCH2CH3ethyl ethanoate+H2OH+⟶carboxylic acid+CH3CH2OHethanolExpress your answer using the IUPAC name.

Answer 1

Answer: The IUPAC name of the carboxylic acid formed is ethanoic acid.

Explanation:

The basic rules for naming of organic compounds are :

• First select the longest possible carbon chain.
• The longest possible carbon chain should include the carbons of double or triple bonds.
• The naming of alkane is done by adding the suffix -ane, alkene by adding the suffix -ene, alkyne by adding the suffix -yne and carboxylic acid by adding the suffix -oic acid.
• The numbering is done in such a way that first carbon of double or triple bond gets the lowest number.
• The carbon atoms of the double or triple bond get the preference over the other substituents present in the parent chain.

For the given chemical reaction, the equation follows:

$CH_3COOCH_2CH_3+H_2O\rightarrow CH_3COOH+CH_3CH_2OH$

When hydrolysis of ester takes place, it leads to the formation of an alcohol and a carboxylic acid.

So, when hydrolysis of ethyl ethanoate occurs, it produces ethanol and a 2- Carbon carboxylic acid named as ethanoic acid.

Hence, the IUPAC name of the carboxylic acid formed is ethanoic acid.