Question

strawberry aldehyde (c₁₂h₁₄o₃) is a chemical that helps give strawberries their smell. many people enjoy this smell, so strawberry aldehyde is often added to perfumes and soaps. factories can make this fragrant chemical by combining acetophenone (c₈h₈o) with ethyl chloroacetate (c₄h₇clo₂). this combination forms strawberry aldehyde and hydrochloric acid (hcl). making fragrant chemicals like strawberry aldehyde in a factory is often less expensive than extracting the same chemicals from plants. in the chemical reaction described in the passage, which of the following are reactants? select all that apply. ethyl chloroacetate (c₄h₇clo₂) hydrochloric acid (hcl) strawberry aldehyde (c₁₂h₁₄o₃) acetophenone (c₈h₈o)

Explanation:

Reactants are the starting substances that undergo a chemical change to form products. The passage states factories make strawberry aldehyde by combining acetophenone and ethyl chloroacetate, with these two forming strawberry aldehyde and hydrochloric acid (products).

Answer:

ethyl chloroacetate ($C_4H_7ClO_2$)
acetophenone ($C_8H_8O$)