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Question
Name the product formed when ethanol reacts with acetic acid. Give an equation. What is the name given to this type of reaction?
Solution
When ethanol reacts with acetic acid, ethyl acetate is formed.
\[\ce{\underset{Ethanol}{C2H5OH} + \underset{Acetic Acid}{CH3COOH} ->[conc.H2SO4] \underset{Ethyl acetate}{CH3COOC2H5} + H2O}\]
This reaction is known as an esterification reaction.
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