Question

Write the chemical equation for the following:

Esterification Reaction

Write a chemical equation to illustrate the following name reaction:

Esterification reaction

Answer 1

Carboxylic acid + Alcohol `->` Ester + Water

For example:

\[\ce{CH3COOH + C2H5OH -> CH3COOC2H5 + H2O}\]

Answer 2

Esterification reaction is the process of combining an organic acid (RCOOH) with an alcohol (ROH) to form an ester (RCOOR) and water in acidic mediums usually. The general reaction is as follows:

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{O}\phantom{.............................................}\ce{O}\phantom{............................}\\
||\phantom{.............................................}||\phantom{............................}\\
\ce{\underset{Acid}{RC} - OH + \underset{Alcohol}{R'OH} ->[conc. H2SO4][heat] \underset{Ester}{RC - O - R'} + \underset{Water}{HOH}}\\
\end{array}\]