In the presence of $H_{2} S O$ concentrated sulphuric acid, 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 D Ester
$C H_{3} C O O H + C_{2} H_{5} O H C O N C . H_{2} S O_{4} - -------- \to C H_{3} C O O C_{2} H_{5} + H_{2} O$
(ester)
This reaction is known as esterification.

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In the presence of H2SO concentrated sulphuric acid, acetic acid reacts with ethyl alcohol to produce :

The correct option is D EsterCH3COOH+C2H5OHCONC.H2SO4−−−−−−−−−→CH3COOC2H5+H2O (ester)This reaction is known as esterification.

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

The correct option is D Ester
$C H_{3} C O O H + C_{2} H_{5} O H C O N C . H_{2} S O_{4} - -------- \to C H_{3} C O O C_{2} H_{5} + H_{2} O$
(ester)
This reaction is known as esterification.