Dimethyl oxalate, an important pharmaceutical chemical, can be prepared by reacting oxalic acid with methanol. The balanced reaction is shown using line structure representations of the molecules. Chemical formula:C2H2O4C2H2O4CH4OCH4O C4H6O4C4H6O4H2OH2OName:oxalic acidmethanol dimethyl oxalatewaterMolar mass:90.04 g/mol32.04 g/mol 118.1 g/mol18.02 g/molIf 91.0 g of oxalic acid and 79.0 g of methanol react to form 89.0 g of dimethyl oxalate, what is the percent yield?

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Dimethyl oxalate, an important pharmaceutical chemical, can be prepared by reacting oxalic acid with methanol. The balanced reaction is shown using line structure representations of the molecules.

Chemical formula:	C2H2O4C2H2O4	CH4OCH4O	C4H6O4C4H6O4	H2OH2O
Name:	oxalic acid	methanol	dimethyl oxalate	water
Molar mass:	90.04 g/mol	32.04 g/mol	118.1 g/mol	18.02 g/mol

If 91.0 g of oxalic acid and 79.0 g of methanol react to form 89.0 g of dimethyl oxalate, what is the percent yield?

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