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Question
Name the product formed when ethanol reacts with acetic acid. Give an equation. What is the name given to this type of reaction?
Chemical Equations/Structures
Very Short Answer
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Solution
When ethanol reacts with acetic acid, ethyl acetate is formed.
\[\ce{\underset{Ethanol}{C2H5OH} + \underset{Acetic Acid}{CH3COOH} ->[conc.H2SO4] \underset{Ethyl acetate}{CH3COOC2H5} + H2O}\]
This reaction is known as an esterification reaction.
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