Chemistry A-Level
Role of an acid catalyst
What Role of an acid catalyst means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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A few drops of concentrated sulfuric acid are added as a catalyst, protonating the carboxylic acid so the alcohol can attack, and the catalyst is regenerated at the end.
Topics that use Role of an acid catalyst
- Carboxylic acids and esters (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Acid-catalysed hydrolysis
- Acid–base behaviour of products
- Acyl chlorides as reactive acid derivatives
- By-products sulfur dioxide and hydrogen chloride
- Carboxylate salt formation
- Catalysis by concentrated sulfuric acid
- condensation
- Equilibrium position and yield versus rate
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