a. What two amides are obtained from the reaction of acetyl chloride with an equivalent of ethylamine and an equivalent of propylamine? b. Why is only one amide obtained from the reaction of acetyl chloride with an equivalent of ethylamine and an equivalent of triethylamine?

Show how each of the following esters could be prepared using a carboxylic acid as one of the starting materials: a. methyl butyrate (odor of apples) b. octyl acetate (odor of oranges)

There are three carbon–oxygen bonds in methyl acetate. a. What are their relative bond lengths? b. What are the relative infrared (IR) stretching frequencies of these bonds?

Starting with methyl acetate, what neutral nucleophile would you use to synthesize each of the following compounds? a. ethyl acetate, b. acetamide, c. phenyl acetate, d. benzyl acetate

Which ester hydrolyzes more rapidly? a. methyl acetate or phenyl acetate? b. phenyl acetate or benzyl acetate?

What acyl chloride and amine are required to synthesize the following amides? a. N-ethylbutanamide b. N,N-dimethylbenzamide