Question

Monocarboxylic acids react with alcohols in presence of an acid catalyst to form :

• A. acid chlorides
• B. acid amides
• C. esters
• D. ethers

Answer 1

The correct option is C esters

Esterification is the process of combining an organic acid (RCOOH) with an alcohol (ROH) to form an ester (RCOOR) and water; or a chemical reaction resulting in the formation of at least one ester product. Ester is obtained by an esterification reaction of an alcohol and a carboxylic acid.

$\text{Acid + Alcohol}\stackrel{H^{+}}{\rightleftharpoons }\underset{FruitySmell}{\text{Ester}}+\text{Water}$

Hence, the correct answer is option (c).