Mulcahy, Seann P.2012-01-032012-01-032012-01-03https://hdl.handle.net/2144/2686This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/A microwave-accelerated synthesis of volatile aromatic esters is described in this convenient Fisher esterification reaction. Students perform a liquid-liquid extraction to isolate crude product which they purify by distillation. Analysis by GC/MS and NMR allows students to identify an unknown.en-UShttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/DistillationFisher esterificationLiquid-liquid extractionMicrowave reactionsIdentification of an unknownGas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS)Nucleophilic substitutionOther