Problems and exercisesEsters
1. Everyday esters
Give the acid and the alcohol from which each ester formally derives: a) ethyl acetate; b) isoamyl acetate (banana flavour); c) methyl salicylate.
2. Esters and acids
Why does methyl acetate (mass 74) boil at 57 °C while propanoic acid, of the same mass, boils at 141 °C?