The reaction can be catalyzed by a strong acid a food


Artificial orange flavouring is made by reacting 1-octanol with acetic acid to form the ester octyl acetate. The reaction can be catalyzed by a strong acid. A food chemist determines that an increase in temperature from 50 to 60 degrees Celcius increases the initial rate of this reaction by a factor of 2.12 (all other initial conditions were kept constant). What is the activation barrier for this esterification reaction?

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Chemistry: The reaction can be catalyzed by a strong acid a food
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