SOLVED: The reaction between a carboxylic acid and an alcohol forms an ester. If a pure sample of (R)-2-methylbutanoic acid is reacted with methanol to form an ester, what would be the stereochemistry of the product?

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SOLVED: Devise the most efficient synthesis for the carboxylic acid below using starting material and reagents from the tables. Give your route by specifying the number of the starting material followed by the letters of the reagents YOu would use beginning with the first step The answer 4fh means treat t-butanol(4) with conc. HCI(f) then treat the product with KOH in alcohol(h).OHStarting materialsOHOHOHReagentsMg dry etherAqueous HzSO4 at refluxKMnOa Hzob 1. COzacidic workupConc. HCI or HCI (g

Devise the most efficient synthesis for the carboxylic acid below using starting material and reagents from the tables. Give your route by specifying the number of the starting material followed by the letters of the reagents you would use, beginning with the first step. The answer 4fh means treat t-butanol (4) with conc. HCl (f), then treat the product with KOH in alcohol (h).HOOHStarting materialsOHOHH, COHReagentsMg dry etherAqueous H2SO4 at refluxKMnO4 / H2Ob1, CO2acidic workupConc. HCl or H

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