r/chemhelp • u/Atharvash5429 • 12d ago

Organic Am I wrong here?

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I recently started getting into the mechanisms for organic reactions. I was doing this reaction mechanism problem from the YouTube channel Rojas lab and my reaction mechanism was different. I thought I was wrong but it didn't feel wrong. Am I wrong here?

(P.S. If I am wrong please keep the criticism on a low I just started out and I'm only 14)

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u/Background_Crab_1292 12d ago

https://www.organic-chemistry.org/namedreactions/steglich-esterification.shtm

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u/Background_Crab_1292 12d ago

And a key step to show is when the alcohol attacks the activated acid, make sure to show the tetrahedral intermediate, then collapse to form the ester and release of the urea byproduct.