Re: TOJC - lecture

normanbj@plu.edu
Mon, 09 Dec 1996 10:54:07 -0800 (PST)

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as of now, i do not believe we have studied any reaction invoving
formation of an oxygen-carbon compound, which would have to happen to get
an ester from a carobxylic acid. an ester, htough, I believe is formed
by a carboxylic acid and an alcohol in a dehydration reaction because the
OH group of the alcohol froms water with the H of the carboxylic acid,
then the alkyl chain of the alcohol attaches to the O of the carboxylic
acid, but we haven't studied this yet.

On Mon, 9 Dec 1996, Ed Chapel wrote:

> Prof. Fryhle was showing us the oxidation steps of a primary alcohol today
> and it went as followed:
>
> alcohol aldehyde carb. acid
> R-CH2-OH --> R-C=O --> R-C=O
> | |
> H OH
>
> Would there not be a step from the carboxilic acid to an ester and
> wouldn't it be an oxidation step?
>
> Ed
>
> chapelej
>
>

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