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Why is there no reaction between ethanol and sodium acetate??

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Answered by singhsanjay762000
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The Reaction between Sodium Metal and Ethanol

If a small piece of sodium is dropped into ethanol, it reacts steadily to give off bubbles of hydrogen gas and leaves a colorless solution of sodium ethoxide: CH3CH2ONa. The anion component is an alkoxide.

Answered by rimsha33
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Ethanol does not react with dilute sodium hydroxide. R : Ethoxide ion is stronger base than hydroxide ion. ... NaOH when reacts with water forms ethoxide ion but due to its basicity it abstract hydrogen reforming alcohol. hence alcohols does not reacts with the base.
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