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how is an Ester prepared in the laboratory give the equation of the reaction involved

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Answered by nishtha2729
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Esters are the most commonly formed by reaction of an acid and an alcohol.

Ethanoic acid reacts with absolute ethanol in the presence of an acid catalyst to give an ester.

equation for formation of ester...

ethanoic acid+ethanol-----acid------- ester

chemical formula of ester is CH3COOC2H5

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