In the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid $(H_{2} S O_{4})$ , acetic acid reacts with ethyl alcohol to produce :

aldehyde

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alcohol

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ester

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carboxylic acid

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Solution

The correct option is B ester
${C H}_{3} C O O H$ + ${C H}_{3} {C H}_{2} O H$ $C o n c H_{2} {S O}_{4} - -------- \to$ ${C H}_{3} C O O C_{2} H_{5} + H_{2} O$
During esterification, oxygen of alcohol is found in main product that is nothing but ester. This indicates that H of alcohol is eliminated as water molecule.

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In the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid (H2SO4), acetic acid reacts with ethyl alcohol to produce :

The correct option is B ester CH3COOH + CH3CH2OH ConcH2SO4−−−−−−−−−→ CH3COOC2H5+H2ODuring esterification, oxygen of alcohol is found in main product that is nothing but ester. This indicates that H of alcohol is eliminated as water molecule.

In the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid $(H_{2} S O_{4})$ , acetic acid reacts with ethyl alcohol to produce :