Esterification and hydrolysis?

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Esterification and hydrolysis?

Reversible equation for the esterfication and hydrolysis of glyceryl ethanoate.

2007-07-25 10:44:21 · 2 answers · asked by tara_05_87 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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CH2OHCHOHCH2OH + 3CH3COOH
<------> CH2(OCOCH3)CH(OCOCH3)CH2(OCOCH3) + 3H2O

2007-07-25 10:55:33 · answer #1 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

There are two equations. Either acetylation occurs at the 2-carbon or at 3-sn. Similarly, if the acetate comes off the 2- or the 3-carbon, there is an enantiomeric effect for the 3-sn.

2007-07-25 17:56:18 · answer #2 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋