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Problems and exercisesEsterification of Alcohols

1. Name the esters

  1. CH3COOCH2CH3
  2. HCOOCH3
  3. CH3CH2COOCH(CH3)2

2. Tosylates

What is obtained when 1-butanol is treated with p-toluenesulfonyl chloride in pyridine and then with NaCN?

3. Configuration

When the tosylate of (R)-2-butanol is formed, does the configuration of the carbon change? And in the subsequent substitution with NaI?

4. Why pyridine?

Why is pyridine added in the formation of tosylates?

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