Give a chemical equation when A and C reacts with each other in presence of concentrated H2SO4. Name the major product formed and write its IUPAC name
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C2H5OH+HCOOH________CH3COOC2H5+H2O
Product:Ester
IUPAC name: ethyl acetate
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The chemical equation is written below-
C2H5OH represents ethanol and HCOOH represents formic acid. The reaction of these compounds in presence of concentrated sulphuric acid is -
C2H5OH + HCOOH --H2SO4--> C3H6O2 + H2O
C3H6O2 is commonly known as propionic acid and H2O is water.
The IUPAC name of propionic acid is - Propanoic acid. IUPAC refers to
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. It names the compound according to setup rules for naming.
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