Question

1. draw the structure of the alcohol, carboxylic acid and ester needed to make the following flavours.

make sure you draw all of the chemical bonds in the molecule.

cherry
structure of alcohol structure of carboxylic acid
structure of ester

pineapple
structure of alcohol structure of carboxylic acid
structure of ester

peach
structure of alcohol structure of carboxylic acid
structure of ester

Explanation:

C - C - C - C - C - C - C - O - H

H H H H H H H H

(1-Octanol: CH₃(CH₂)₇OH, all bonds drawn)

O
||
C - O - H
|
CH₃

(Acetic acid: CH₃COOH, all bonds drawn)

| Structure of ester |
|---------------------|

O
||
C - O - (CH₂)₇CH₃
|
CH₃

(Octyl acetate: CH₃COO(CH₂)₇CH₃, all bonds drawn)

Answer:

C - C - C - C - C - C - C - O - H

H H H H H H H H

(1-Octanol: CH₃(CH₂)₇OH, all bonds drawn)

O
||
C - O - H
|
CH₃

(Acetic acid: CH₃COOH, all bonds drawn)

| Structure of ester |
|---------------------|

O
||
C - O - (CH₂)₇CH₃
|
CH₃

(Octyl acetate: CH₃COO(CH₂)₇CH₃, all bonds drawn)