Figure 2. Sample 1H NMR obtained by the laboratory students. Pictured is Unknown Product 4, or isoamyl acetate. The 1H NMR is either obtained by the student or provided in the manual. Determining product structure from the 1H NMR allows the student to accurately identify what alcohol was reacted with the acetic acid

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Microwave-Assisted Esterifications: An Unknowns Experiment Designed for an Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Jessica S. Lampkowski, William Bass, Zachary Nimmo, Douglas D. Young

World Journal of Chemical Education. 2015, 3(5), 111-114 doi:10.12691/wjce-3-5-1