MIT 5.310 Laboratory Chemistry, Fall 2019 - 10. Fischer Esterification Part 1

MIT 5.310 Laboratory Chemistry, Fall 2019 Instructor: Sarah Hewett View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/5-310F19 YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP63ZhyqhOGKbSBzcOovEbb6y Dr. Hewett talks about characteristics and properties of esters, and goes over the upcoming lab. Students will synthesize esters by doing an acid catalyzed addition of an alcohol and a carboxylic acid, known as the Fischer Esterification reaction. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at https://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at https://ocw.mit.edu Support OCW at http://ow.ly/a1If50zVRlQ We encourage constructive comments and discussion on OCW’s YouTube and other social media channels. Personal attacks, hate speech, trolling, and inappropriate comments are not allowed and may be removed. More details at https://ocw.mit.edu/comments.