A carboxylic acid (molecular formal C2H4O reacts with an alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst to form a compound 'X'. The alcohol on oxidation with alkaline KMn04 followed by acidification gives the same carboxylic acid C2H4O2 Write the name and structure of (i) carboxylic acid, (ii) alcohol and (iii) the compound 'X'.(All India - 2014)
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ethanoic acid, CH3CH2COOH
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The carboxylic acid:
Ethanoic acid [CH3COOH]
Alcohol: Ethanol [CH3CH2OH]
The compound 'X': Ethyl ethanoate [CH3COOCH2CH3]
(I)The reaction of an acid with an alcohol is known as esterification as the product is an ester.
(II)Esterification occurs in both acidic and basic medium.
(III)The hydrolysis of an ester gives the original carboxylic acid and alcohol as product. Therefore, esterification is considered a reversible reaction.
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