What is the product of water and pentyl ethanoate under acidic conditions?

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Ester undergoes hydrolysis under acidic conditions.
Pentyl ethanoate hydrolyses to pentanoic and ethanoic acid.

$C_{2} H_{5} {COOC}_{5} H_{11} + H_{2} O \to C_{2} H_{5} OH + {CH}_{3} ({CH}_{2})_{3} COOH Ethanol Pentanoic acid$

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What is the product of water and pentyl ethanoate under acidic conditions?

Ester undergoes hydrolysis under acidic conditions. Pentyl ethanoate hydrolyses to pentanoic and ethanoic acid. C2H5COOC5H11 + H2O →C2H5OH + CH3(CH2)3COOH Ethanol Pentanoic acid

Ester undergoes hydrolysis under acidic conditions.
Pentyl ethanoate hydrolyses to pentanoic and ethanoic acid.

$C_{2} H_{5} {COOC}_{5} H_{11} + H_{2} O \to C_{2} H_{5} OH + {CH}_{3} ({CH}_{2})_{3} COOH Ethanol Pentanoic acid$