Question 51 Esters are sweet smelling substance and are used in making perfumes. Suggest some activity and the reaction involved in the preparation of an ester with a well-labelled diagram.
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Solution
Take 1 ml ethanol and 1 ml of glacial acetic acid along with few drops of concentrated sulphuric acid in a test tube.
Warm in water- bath at about 60∘C for at least 15 minutes as shown.
Pour into a beaker containing 20- 50 ml of water and smell the resulting mixture.