Ethanoic acid reacts with ethanol with an acid catalyst. What are the products?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Ethyl ethanoate and water
- Step 1: This is esterification: acid plus alcohol gives an ester plus water. Step 2. The ester name takes the alkyl group of the alcohol and the acid stem. Answer: Ethyl ethanoate and water. Why not the others: Methanoate would come from methanoic acid; ethanal is an aldehyde; ethane and CO2 form by decarboxylation.
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