Chemistry · 21. Organic Chemistry

21.4Aldehydes, Ketones, Carboxylic Acids, and Esters

Section · module m68848

What this needs

Learn these first — this section will not make sense without them.

Nothing in the algebra book is a prerequisite for this section.

What this touches

Algebra that turns up here. Not a blocker, but this is where you will see it used.

  • Computing percent yield for 13.0 g of ethyl acetate obtained from 10.0 g of acetic acid requires finding the theoretical yield through the stoichiometric mole ratio first, then dividing actual by theoretical — treating the 13.0 g as though it were already the theoretical yield, instead of computing it from the limiting reagent, is the trap this shape of question sets.