Question

Write the chemical equations of the reaction of ethanoic acid with ethanol in the presence of concentrated $H_{2}S{O}_4$

Answer 1

Ethanoic acid ($C{H}_{3}COOH$ ) reacts with ethanol ($C_2{H}_{5}OH$ ) in the presence of concentrated $H_{2}S{O}_4$ to form ethyl ethanoate ($C{H}_{3}COO{C}_2{H}_5$ ) which is a sweet-smelling compound commonly known as esters.

$C{H}_{3}COOH+C_2{H}_{5}OH\stackrel{conc.H_{2}S{O}_4}{\to C{H}_3}COO{C}_2{H}_5+H_{2}O$