Question

Give balanced chemical equation for the conversion of Ethanoic acid to Ethyl ethanoate.

Answer 1

Balanced chemical equation for the conversion of Ethanoic acid to Ethyl ethanoate.

• Acetic acid or Ethanoic acid$\left({\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COOH}\right)$ belongs to the group of Carboxylic acid.
• When Ethanol$\left({\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{OH}\right)$ is heated with Ethanoic acid in presence of concentrated Sulfuric acid$\left({\mathrm{H}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4\right)$ then Ethyl ethanoate or Ethyl acetate$\left({\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{COOC}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\right)$ are going to form as products.
• The chemical reaction is as follows.

$\underset{\mathrm{Ethanol}}{{\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{OH}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Ethanoic}\mathrm{acid}}{{\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COOH}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)}\stackrel{\mathrm{conc}.{\mathrm{H}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4}{\to }\underset{\mathrm{Ethyl}\mathrm{ethanoate}}{{\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{COOC}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\left(\mathrm{l}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Water}}{{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)}$