I am trying to react ethanol and ethanoic acid together to form Ethyl Ethanoate, i am trying to increase the yield so is it best to have more ethanol to shift the equilbrium to the products side? I am use reflux but which is the best catalyst for this, i have read sulphuric acid quite a few times, if that is the best what makes it better than e.g. hcl?
2007-02-01 00:26:52 · 5 answers · asked by jewellui 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
One of the products is water, so if you could remove water from your reaction as it is formed (say with molecular sieves) you should be able to drive this reaction. HCl is a gas. It's only a liquid as an aqueous solution, and this would push the equilibrium back to the left, so is not as good as sulphuric acid.
2007-02-01 07:12:08 · answer #1 · answered by andy m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It needs to be concentrated sulphuric acid so that it can form the ester linkage.
2007-02-01 00:38:17 · answer #2 · answered by §hãðôw™ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should have better luck with Hydrofluoric acid. Careful though!
2007-02-01 00:37:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think concentrated sulphuric acid should do it
2007-02-01 00:33:14 · answer #4 · answered by RAKSHITH M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ion exchange resins are neat and clean catalyst for this type of reactions.
2007-02-01 00:54:43 · answer #5 · answered by tarun 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋