ethanoic acid reacts with ethanol to give ethyl ethanoate and water (give the balanced chemical equation)
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When ethanol is warmed with ethanoic acid to form ethyl acetate in presence of conc. H
2
SO
4
. The following reaction takes place:
C
2
H
5
OH+CH
3
COOH
H
2
SO
4
conc
CH
3
COOC
2
H
5
+H
2
O
The above reaction is a type of esterification reaction/double displacement reaction.
An esterification is a reaction in which alcohol (C
2
H
5
OH) and Carboxylic acid (CH
3
COOH) react together to form a sweet -smelling substance called ester (CH
3
COOC
2
H
5
)
Explanation:
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