Suppose you ran this sequence of reaction starting with 8.0 g of benzoic acid, excess methanol, and excess phenyl magnesium bromide.What would be the expected theoretical yield of triphylmethanol?? Show all calculation.
1 Answer
Sep 6, 2015
Reaction scheme:
Explanation:
You have the equations; 1 equiv triphenylmethanol per 2 equiv benzoic acid. You have the limiting reagent, benzoic acid. What do you do now?