give an example of an esterfication reaction
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The smell is often masked or distorted by the smell of the carboxylic acid. ... Excess acid and alcohol both dissolve and are tucked safely away under the ester layer. SmallĀ estersĀ like ethyl ethanoate smell like typical organic solvents (ethyl ethanoate is a common solvent in, forexample, glues).
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Ethanol reacts with ethanoic acid on warming in the presence of a few drops of concentrated sulphuric acid to form a sweet smelling ester, ethyl ethanoate.
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