What happens when acetic acid is treated with ethanol in the presence of
concentrated H₂SO₄ ? Give the equation. (Look at the picture and identify what happens. Support your answer with equations)
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When an acid is treated with an alcohol in presence of a catalyst(conc. H2SO4) an ester is formed with the elimination of water molecule, this is called esterification reaction.
When ethanoic acid is treated with ethanol in presence of dehydrating agent like conc. H2SO4 ethyl ethanoate is formed.
C2H5COOH + C2H5OH → C2H5COOC2H5 + H2O
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In presence of a concentrated acid, when Acetic acid is treated with Ethanol we get a sweet-smelling substance called Ester.
CH₃COOH + C₂H₅OH ----------> CH₃COOC₂H₅ + H₂O
The formed product is called Ethyl acetate or Ethyl Ethanoate (IUPAC).
After the mixing happens, we get a sweet smell of the formed ester.
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