What happens when ethanol reacts with acetyl chloride?
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CH3CH2OH+ CH3COCl ➡️ CH3COOCH2CH3 + HCl.
It leads to formation of an ester.
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Ethanoyl chloride reacts instantly with cold ethanol. There is a very exothermic reaction in which a steamy acidic gas is given off (hydrogen chloride). Ethyl ethanoate (an ester) is formed.
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