What are the reactants and products of ester synthesis?
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anonymous · Answer

oxoacids and a compound with an hidroxil group (HO) and the product is an ester. its called the ficher esterification

anonymous · Answer

so an acid is the product?

anonymous · Answer

no an ester is the product

anonymous · Answer

okay... im doomed tomorrow on my chem final.... but thanks! (:

anonymous · Answer

its simple, if it says ester synthesis you're making an ester |dw:1358996617565:dw| where R is a random group like methyl, ethyl, etc. and to know the reactives its basically to know the structure of the product and try to break it into 2 known reagents, in this case an alchol (OHgroup) and an a carboxilic acid|dw:1358996828960:dw| and the general reaction|dw:1358996882684:dw|