What happen when methyl benzoate is hydrolysed?
What happen when methyl benzoate is hydrolysed? Write an equation for the hydrolysis of methyl benzoate in a potassium hydroxide solution. In basic hydrolysis, the molecule of the base splits the ester linkage. The acid portion of the ester ends up as the salt of the acid (in this case, the potassium salt). Which product […]