ixkayxl - 29-5-2006 at 10:13
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Ch3C-OCH(CH3)2 + KOH (aq) --->
[Edited on 29-5-2006 by ixkayxl]
DDTea - 29-5-2006 at 12:16
Oh no! Not homework problems, I hope! But this one is very *basic* (haha).
This reaction is called "Saponification"--it's what they use to make soaps. They react a fatty ester with Sodium Hydroxide, forming Glycerin and a
long chain alcohol.
So do you see where I'm getting? Your products will be a Carboxylic acid and an Ester.
If you want a mechanism, this is a nucleophilic acyl substitution.
This thread should really be in "beginnings."