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Name: Give the mechanism of esterification of a general carboxylic acid RCOOH with methanol in which the alcohol oxygen is labeled with the ^18O isotope (CH3^i 8OH). Does the labeled oxygen appear in the ester or in the water product?
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Description: Give the mechanism of esterification of a general carboxylic acid RCOOH with methanol in which the alcohol oxygen is labeled with the ^18O isotope (CH3^i 8OH). Does the labeled oxygen appear in the ester or in the water product?

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Step 1: The carboxylic acid RCOOH reacts with methanol (CH3OH) in the presence of an acid cataly

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Give the mechanism of esterification of a general carboxylic acid RCOOH with methanol in which the alcohol oxygen is labeled with the ${ }^{18} \mathrm{O}$ isotope $\left(\mathrm{CH}_{3}{ }^{\mathrm{i} 8} \mathrm{OH}\right)$. Does the labeled oxygen appear in the ester or in the water product?

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