Question: Polyesters are made by condensing dicarboxylic acids with glycols. A 1.273-g sample of a dicarboxylic acid was titrated with 0.2183 M NaOH. The sample was

Polyesters are made by condensing dicarboxylic acids with glycols. A 1.273-g sample of a dicarboxylic acid was titrated with 0.2183 M NaOH. The sample was completely neutralized with 98.6 mL of the NaOH solution. Draw a possible structural formula for the dicarboxylic acid. Show the condensation reaction of this acid with ethylene glycol to produce the polyester.

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