Name the main product obtained by the reaction of ethanol and ethanoic acid in the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid.

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The main product formed will be ester. i.e ethyl ethanoate . This reaction is called esterification. The reaction will be :
$C 2 H 5 O H + C H 3 C O O H \overset{C o n c . H_{2} S O_{4}}{\to} C H_{3} C O O C_{2} H_{5} + H_{2} O$

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Name the main product obtained by the reaction of ethanol and ethanoic acid in the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid.

The main product formed will be ester. i.e ethyl ethanoate . This reaction is called esterification. The reaction will be : C2H5OH + CH3COOH →Conc. H2SO4 CH3COOC2H5 + H2O

The main product formed will be ester. i.e ethyl ethanoate . This reaction is called esterification. The reaction will be :
$C 2 H 5 O H + C H 3 C O O H \overset{C o n c . H_{2} S O_{4}}{\to} C H_{3} C O O C_{2} H_{5} + H_{2} O$