Methyl acetate (CH3COOCH3) is formed by the reaction of acetic acid with methyl alcohol. If the methyl

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Methyl acetate (CH3COOCH3) is formed by the reaction of acetic acid with methyl alcohol. If the methyl alcohol is labeled with oxygen-18, the oxygen-18 ends up in the methyl acetate:
Methyl acetate (CH3COOCH3) is formed by the reaction of acetic

Do the C-OH bond of the acid and the O-H bond of the alcohol break in the reaction, or do the O-H bond of the acid and the C-OH bond of the alcohol break? Explain.

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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