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Reaction of Ethanoic Acid with Metals and Bases

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The reaction of ethanol with ethanoic acid in presence of concentrated $H_{2} S O_{4}$ , produces _____.

A

an ester

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B

a carboxylic acid

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C

an alcohol

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D

an aldehyde

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Solution

The correct option is A an ester
Esters are formed by the reaction of an acid and an alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst. Ethanoic acid reacts with absolute ethanol in the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid to give an ester.

$C H_{3} C O O H + C H_{3} C H_{2} O H + H_{2} S O_{4} \to C H_{3} C O O C_{2} H_{5} (E s t e r)$

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