What type of compound is formed by the reaction between acetic acid and an alcohol?

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When an alcohol & carboxylic acid combine in pressure of conc. $H_{2} {S O}_{4}$ an ester is formed. Thus ethanol and ethanoic acid react to form ethyl ethanoate.
${C H}_{3} C O O H + C_{2} H_{5} O H H^{+} - - \to {C H}_{3} {C O O C}_{2} H_{5} + H_{2} O$
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What type of compound is formed by the reaction between acetic acid and an alcohol?

When an alcohol & carboxylic acid combine in pressure of conc. H2SO4 an ester is formed. Thus ethanol and ethanoic acid react to form ethyl ethanoate.CH3COOH+C2H5OH H+−−→ CH3COOC2H5+H2O Ester

When an alcohol & carboxylic acid combine in pressure of conc. $H_{2} {S O}_{4}$ an ester is formed. Thus ethanol and ethanoic acid react to form ethyl ethanoate.
${C H}_{3} C O O H + C_{2} H_{5} O H H^{+} - - \to {C H}_{3} {C O O C}_{2} H_{5} + H_{2} O$
Ester