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esterification reaction of acetic acid and ethanol

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Answered by scarletwitcch
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the following reaction will give esters which are sweet smelling 
CH3COOH + C2H6O --------> CH3-COO-CH2CH3
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Answered by Ajeesha15
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✔️✔️ Esters are most commonly formed by the reaction of an acid and an alcohol. Ethanoic acid reacts with absolute ethanol in the presence of an acid catalyst to give an Ester. This process is known as Esterification. It is a sweet smelling substance.
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Ethanoic acid is also known as acetic acid. __________________________________

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