Name the ester which is obtained due to the chemical reaction between ethanol and ethanoic acid in presence of concentrated sulphuric acid and write its chemical equation

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The reaction is as follows:

C₂H₅OH + CH₃COOH $\overset{H^{+}}{\to}$ CH₃COOC₂H5
Ethanol Ethanoic Acid Ethyl ethanoate

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Name the ester which is obtained due to the chemical reaction between ethanol and ethanoic acid in presence of concentrated sulphuric acid and write its chemical equation

The reaction is as follows: C2H5OH + CH3COOH →H+ CH​3COOC2H5 Ethanol Ethanoic Acid Ethyl ethanoate

The reaction is as follows:

C₂H₅OH + CH₃COOH $\overset{H^{+}}{\to}$ CH₃COOC₂H5
Ethanol Ethanoic Acid Ethyl ethanoate