At 2:55, I'd point out that the oxygen from the carboxylic acid does form the water but after protonation, both oxygens are equivalent, so it's not necessarily the original OH which is used to generate the water. There are also a lot of proton transfers possible (all in equilibrium).
Concentrated sulfuric acid decreases water in the equilibrium system which in turn shifts the equilibrium to the product side to increase not only water but also ester (hence increasing its yield).
At 2:55, I'd point out that the oxygen from the carboxylic acid does form the water but after protonation, both oxygens are equivalent, so it's not necessarily the original OH which is used to generate the water. There are also a lot of proton transfers possible (all in equilibrium).
this is a great video! thank you.
Very helpful thank you !!
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Thank you for the kind comments!
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thanks for a great video, at 2.31 though did you mean to say water is decreased instead of increased?
Concentrated sulfuric acid decreases water in the equilibrium system which in turn shifts the equilibrium to the product side to increase not only water but also ester (hence increasing its yield).
@@ScienceReady ohh that makes sense thank you so much! this video was really helpful also :)
thanks for the great video! Are you able to further explain how refluxing increases the rate of reaction?
It allows heat to be used. Heat increases reaction rate by raising the temperature.
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This came in 2022 hsc exam haha