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Hi
I am doing Collins practice problem
The question is ethene + carboxylic acid + H+ -> ester
No explanation
I tried searching the web but couldn't find a mechanism
How does ethene attack in a way that it forms a ester?
I thought the double bond of the ethene would attack the alpha carbon and the OH will be released, forming a ketone with H2O.
Thanks
I am doing Collins practice problem
The question is ethene + carboxylic acid + H+ -> ester
No explanation
I tried searching the web but couldn't find a mechanism
How does ethene attack in a way that it forms a ester?
I thought the double bond of the ethene would attack the alpha carbon and the OH will be released, forming a ketone with H2O.
Thanks