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Question
Give balanced chemical equations for the following conversion :
Ethanoic acid to ethyl ethanote
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Solution
Ethanoic acid to ethyl ethanote
\[\ce{CH3COOH + C2H5OH ->[ConcH2SO4] CH3COOC2H5 + H2O}\]
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