Why primary alcohol is more reactive towards esterification?
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In the esterification of reaction, the bond between O&H of an alcohol cleaves and the order of reactivity for this cleavage is goes down from primary to tertiary alcohol ( due to stability of alcoxide ions lowers in tertiary alcoxide). So tertiary alcohols will be the least reactive towards this reaction, hence the order of increasing reactivity will be
Tertiary< secondary< Primary alcohol.
Also might be the stearic effects also supports this order as primary alcohol is less stearical challenged than tertiary.
Tertiary< secondary< Primary alcohol.
Also might be the stearic effects also supports this order as primary alcohol is less stearical challenged than tertiary.
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