Answer:
The hydrolysis in aqueous HCl of compound A can lead to the formation of a carboxylic acid and an alcohol.
Explanation:
The picture shows the structures of compound A, benzoncaine and the possible products of the proposed reaction.
The acidic hydrolysis is the inverse of the esterification reaction. Therefore, the ester group of compund A will react to form the equivalent carboxylic acid and alcohol.
In order to form benzocaine, the hydrolysis happens in with the nitrile group.
Answer: The mass percentage of is 5.86%
Explanation:
To calculate the mass percentage of in the sample it is necessary to know the mass of the solute (
in this case), and the mass of the solution (pesticide sample, whose mass is explicit in the letter of the problem).
To calculate the mass of the solute, we must take the mass of the precipitate. We can establish a relation between the mass of
and
using the stoichiometry of the compounds:
Since for every mole of Tl in there are two moles of Tl in
, we have:
Using the molar mass of we have:
Finally, we can use the mass percentage formula: