Ethanol on heating with acetic acid in the presence of a few drops of sulfuric acid gives the smell of:

oil of wintergreen

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oil of mustard

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an ester

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oil of bitter almonds

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Solution

The correct option is C an ester
Ethanol on heating with acetic acid in presence of few drops of sulphuric acid gives ethyl ethanoate which gives the smell of ester
$C H_{3} C O O H e t h a n o i c a c i d + H O C_{2} H_{5} e t h a n o l c o n c . H_{2} S O_{4} - ------ \to C H_{3} C O O C_{2} H_{5} E t h y l e t h a n o a t e + H_{2} O$

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