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How do you make methyl acetate from methanol and acetic acid?
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Acetic Acid is Vinegar. It is made similarly to making alcohol, by FERMINTATION. One or more vegetable products, in a water solution, is innoculated [or exposed to] one of many bactera which...
Use vinegar.
Vinegar is acetic acid dilute and impure so it will do the trick safely and cheaply. You may find white vinegar is more acceptable in appearance.
Add 1 part glacial acetic acid TO 9 parts water. Be aware that glacial acetic acid is a strong acid and can burn you. If you add water to acid, it can react violently. I find it more convenient to...
Trimethyl methanol is another name for t-butanol, so I will refer to it as such to avoid confusion.
It's easier to think about this problem in terms of their conjugate bases. Methyl groups are...