Helpful Questions: Fischer Esterification Reaction 1. How is Fischer Esterification prepared and what is the product formed? 2. What is the purpose of the acid catalyst in this reaction? 3. How do the structures of Benzocaine and Novocaine differ from Cocaine structure? 4. Looking at the reaction mechanism what does the addition of excess water favors? What about excess alcohol? 5. What is the identified leaving group in this reaction and what makes it a good leaving group? 6. What is the expected melting point of our product? Why is obtaining the melting point important? 7. What main differences of benzocaine over 4-aminobenzoic acid in HNMR spectra?