Chemistry

Problem

Pentyl ethanoate,

\text{CH}_3\text{COOC}_5\text{H}_{11}

, which smells like bananas, is produced from the esterification reaction:

\text{CH}_3\text{COOH}(\text{aq}) + \text{C}_5\text{H}_{11}\text{OH}(\text{aq}) \rightarrow \text{CH}_3\text{COOC}_5\text{H}_{11}(\text{aq}) + \text{H}_2\text{O}(\text{l})

A reaction uses 3.58 g of

\text{CH}_3\text{COOH}

and 4.75 g of

\text{C}_5\text{H}_{11}\text{OH}

and has a yield of 45%. Determine the mass of ester that forms.