Kamite - 3-7-2007 at 09:59
Hi everyone,
An alkylhalide wil react with a organic acid salt to give an ester.
E.g. ethylbromide wil react with potasium acetate to give ethyl-acetate + BrK, but since one is polar and the other is non polar, how it could be
done? Shaking will work?
TY
solo - 3-7-2007 at 14:39
Phase transfer catalyst comes to mind..........solo
Kamite - 3-7-2007 at 14:57
Thank you, Solo.