How many isomeric esters including structural isomers and stereoisomers can be made with the molecular formula C5H10O2 if methan

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How many isomeric esters including structural isomers and stereoisomers can be made with the molecular formula C5H10O2 if methan

oic acid is one if the two reactants used.
A: 2. B: 3 C: 4 D: 5

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defon · Answer 1 · 2023-06-25T21:29:32+03:00

Methanoic acid has a molecular formula of HCOOH, when form an ester it's HCOO-, so the rest of the ester is -C4H9, a saturated 4 carbon chain. As shown in the attached diagram, there are 4 structural isomers, and the third isomer has 2 stereoisomers. So the answers is D:5.