How can we get ethanoic acid from ethyl ethanoate ? Explain.

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We can synthesise ethanoic acid from ethyl ethanoate by the hydrolysis of esters in the acidic or basic medium.
Reaction for which is given below:-

CH₃COOC₂H₅ $\to_{h e a t}^{H_{2} O}$ CH₃COOH + C₂H₅OH

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