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How do you write the balanced chemical equation for the acid hydrolysis of methyl butanoate?

Answer 1

#"C"_3"H"_7"COOCH"_3 + "H"_2"O/H"^+ rarr "C"_3"H"_7"COOH" + "CH"_3"OH"#

When we talk about the acid hydrolysis of an ester, we really mean just adding water to that ester (using an acid catalyst) and breaking the ester bond (#"COO"#) to form an alcohol and a carboxylic acid.

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Answer 2

Cooper Anderson

The acid hydrolysis of methyl butanoate can be described by the following balanced chemical equation: CH3COOCH2CH2CH3 + H2O + H+ → CH3COOH + CH3CH2CH2OH

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.