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What happens on heating an ester?
While solving a few questions a came across a problem which asked me what would happen when sec-butyl ethanoate was heated.
I had never read about this reaction before and took to researching through ...
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Confused about enolate chemistry [closed]
I'm not so sure how this mechanism is supposed to go. Could anyone provide some pointers?
The answer is supposed to be:
In particular, I'm confused about how to break up the two esters.
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