Question

name the product formed when organic acid reacts with alcohol in the presence of acid catalyst what is the name of the agent to this reaction

Answer 1

when a carboxylic acid is treated with an alcohol and an acid catalyst and Ester is formed. the alcohol is generally used as solvent so it is present in large excess.

This reaction is called fischer esterification.

Answer 2

Esters are the ‘product’ formed when ‘organic acid reacts with alcohol’ in the presence of ‘acid catalyst’ and the reaction is esterification.

Explanation:

• The process in which an organic acid reacting with alcohol in the ‘presence of catalyst’ is said to be esterification. The product formed is known as esters.  

• These ‘esters’ are derived from the carboxylic acids. It has –COOH groups. The ester present in the ‘hydrogen’ is replaced by the group of hydrocarbon group.  

• Most commonly known ester is ethyl ethanoate. Here the primary catalyst usually used is sulphuric acid. In some other gases, ‘dry hydrogen chloride’ can be used as catalyst.    

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