a carboxylic acid (C2H4O2) reacts with an alcohol in presence of an acid catalyst to form a compound X. the alcohol on acidification with alkaline KMno4 followed the acidification gives same carboxylic acid C2H4O2. Write name and structure of a)carboxylic acid b)alcohol c) compound X
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Acid is Ethanoic acid
Alcohol is Ethanol
x is ester Ethyl ethanoate
Alcohol is Ethanol
x is ester Ethyl ethanoate
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given carboxylic acid is of two carbon so it should be Ethanoic acid
Ethanol oxidation with kMno4 give acid that is Ethanoic acid.
alcohol and acid react to form ester that is in this case is Ethyl ethanoate
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