What is the product after acid hydrolysis?

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1 Answer
Jul 16, 2018

Would this not give "oxalic acid"oxalic acid, and "ethylene glycol"ethylene glycol?

Explanation:

The ester should be labile to acid hydrolysis...

"C"_4"H"_4"O"_4stackrel(H_3O^+, Delta)rarr"HO(O=)CC(=O)OH + HOCH"_2"CH"_2"OH"