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Write trans-esterification reaction.

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In the presence of little acid, methyl acetate is cleaved by ethyl alcohol to form ethyl acetate.
$C H_{3} C O O C H_{3} + C_{2} H_{5} O H^{+} C H_{3} C O O C_{2} H_{5} + C H_{3} O H$
This is called 'trans-esterification'.

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