List the procedural steps, from start to finish, that are required to generate a low molecular mass ester, and to characterize it by smell.

List the procedural steps, from start to finish, that are required to generate a low molecular mass ester, and to characterize it by smell.



1) add 10 drops of liquid carboxylic acid to a clean dry test tube
2) smell the acid by wafting your hand over the open tube
3) add 10 drops of alcohol to the carboxylic acid
4) add 5 drops of concentrated sulfuric acid to the mixture
5) shake the tube then place in warm water bath for 20 minutes
6) allow to cool, and pipet out the organic layer onto watch glass
7) allow any excess alcohol time to evaporate, then smell the ester by wafting your hand over the watch glass


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