Question

Methyl alcohol reacts with acetyl chloride to give ____________.

Options

• ethyl acetate

• chloromethane

• acetaldehyde

• methyl acetate

Answer 1

Methyl alcohol reacts with acetyl chloride to give methyl acetate.

Explanation:

Methyl acetate is formed when methyl alcohol interacts with acetyl chloride.

\[\ce{\underset{Methyl alcohol}{CH3 - OH} + \underset{Acetyl chloride}{CH3 - COCl} ->[Pyridine] \underset{Methyl acetate}{CH3 - COO - CH3} + HCl}\]