Question

Write a fully balanced equation for the following case:
Acetic acid is warmed with ethanol in the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid.

Answer 1

The balanced equation for the reaction is:

$\underset{\mathrm{Acetic}\mathrm{acid}}{{\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COOH}}+\underset{\mathrm{Ethanol}}{{\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{OH}}\underset{∆}{\overset{\mathrm{Conc}.{\mathrm{H}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4}{\to }}\underset{\mathrm{Ethyl}\mathrm{ethanoate}}{{\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{COOC}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5}+{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}$