Write the structural formula of the acid and the alcohol from which Easter might be prepared. Name the process of its formation.
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Commonly esters are formed by the reaction of carboxylic acid and alcohol.
Ethanol(C2H5OH)+Ethanoic acid (CH3COOH)-------->CH3COOC2H5 (ethyl ethanoate)+H2O
Ethanol(C2H5OH)+Ethanoic acid (CH3COOH)-------->CH3COOC2H5 (ethyl ethanoate)+H2O
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