Question

Reaction of an alcohol with a carboxylic acid in the presence of concentrated \[\ce{H2SO4}\] is termed as ______.

Options

• Halogenation

• Esterification

• Hydrogenation

• Dehydrohalogenation

Answer 1

Reaction of an alcohol with a carboxylic acid in the presence of concentrated \[\ce{H2SO4}\] is termed as esterification.

Explanation:

The process that produces an ester when an alcohol reacts with carboxylic acid in the presence of \[\ce{H2SO4}\] is known as an esterification reaction.

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{\underset{Ethanol}{CH3CH2OH} + \underset{Acetic acid}{HOOC} - CH3 -> \underset{(ester)}{\underset{Ethyl Ethanoate}{CH3CH2}} - O - C - CH3 + H2O}\\
\phantom{.......................................}||\\
\phantom{.......................................}\ce{O}
\end{array}\]