Give balanced chemical equations for the following conversions:
Ethanoic acid to Ethyl ethanoate.

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Solution

Ethanol is warmed with Ethanoic acid to form Ethyl ethanoate in presence of Conc. $H_{2} {SO}_{4}$ .
The following reaction takes place:
$\underset{Ethyl alcohol}{C_{2} H_{5} OH} + \underset{E t h a n o i c a c i d}{C H_{3} C O O H} \overset{C o n c . H_{2} S O_{4}}{\to} {\underset{E t h y l e t h a n o a t e}{C H_{3} C O O C_{2} H_{5}}}_{} + \underset{W a t e r}{H_{2} O}$
This reaction is known as the Esterification reaction.
Esterification is a reaction in which alcohol and carboxylic acid react together to form a sweet-smelling substance called an ester.

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