Question

when ethanoic acid react with ethanol in the presence of acid catalyst which product is formed?

Answer 1

when ethanoic acid (Carboxylic acids) react with ethanol (alcohols) in presence of concentrated sulphuric acid as catalyst and form sweet smelling compounds called ester.

Answer 2

The main reaction is as follows:

Ethanol , in the presence of strong acids such as concentrated hydrochloric acid( conc.HCl) or concentrated sulfuric acid( conc.H2SO4) , reacts with any carboxylic acid to form a class of organic compounds called esters.

Here, ethanol is found to react with ethanoic acid in the presence of acid catalysts to form an ester known as ethyl ethanoate.

The reaction can be written as:

C2H5OH ( Ethanol) + CH3COOH( Ethanoic acid) --------> CH3COOC2H5( Ethyl ethanoate) + H20 ( water)