Question

A carboxylic acid (molecular formula C2H402) 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 C2H402. Write the name and structure of (i) carboxylic acid, (ii) alcohol and (iii) the compound ‘X’.3

Answer 1

it's ethanoic acid CH3COOH
it's ethanol C2H5OH
x=esters CH3COOC2H5