Esters from Alcohols and Haloalkane Synthesis

Reaction of alcohols with carboxylic acids converts them to organic esters, also called carboxylates or alkanoates (Table 2-3). They are formally derived from the carboxylic acids by replacement of the hydroxy group with alkoxy. One can formulate a corresponding set of inorganic esters derived from inorganic acids, such as those based on phosphorus and sulfur in various oxidation states. In such inorganic esters, the attachment of the 

A phosphite ester A saUbnate ester --------------(Inorganic esters)--------------- 

Alcohols react with carboxylic acids to give organic esters 

Alcohols react with carboxylic acids in the presence of catalytic amounts of a strong inorganic acid, such as H2SO4 or HCl, to give organic esters and water, a process called esterification. Starting materials and products in this transformation form an equilibrium that can be shifted in either direction. The formation and reactions of organic esters will be presented in detail in Chapters 19 and 20. 

Haloalkanes can be made from alcohols through inorganic esters 

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