0.2 gm of ethanol was acetylated with acetic anhydride in presence of pyridine (1:3), neutralization of the resulted solution required 20 ml of 0.1 N NaOH, while the blank titration reqiuered 40ml of NaOH. Calculate the percentage of hydroxyl group in this sample ?

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0.2 gm of ethanol was acetylated with acetic anhydride in
presence of pyridine (1:3), neutralization of the resulted
solution required 20 ml of 0.1 N NaOH, while the blank titration
reqiuered 40ml of NaOH. Calculate the percentage of hydroxyl
group in this sample ?
Transcribed Image Text:0.2 gm of ethanol was acetylated with acetic anhydride in presence of pyridine (1:3), neutralization of the resulted solution required 20 ml of 0.1 N NaOH, while the blank titration reqiuered 40ml of NaOH. Calculate the percentage of hydroxyl group in this sample ?
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