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Ethanoic Acid - Reaction with Alcohols.

Ethanoic acid will react with alcohols in the presence of
concentrated sulfuric acid, to form esters.
Concentrated sulfuric acid is a catalyst for this reaction.

methanol      +     ethanoic acid         methyl ethanoate   +   water.
CH₃OH_(aq)    +     CH₃CO₂H_(aq)          CH₃CO₂CH_3(aq)   +   H₂O_(l)

Structure of methyl ethanoate.

ethanol      +     ethanoic acid         ethyl ethanoate   +   water.
C₂H₅OH_(aq)    +     CH₃CO₂H_(aq)      CH₃CO₂C₂H_5(aq)   +   H₂O_(l)

Structure of ethyl ethanoate.

propanol      +     ethanoic acid         propyl ethanoate   +   water.
C₃H₇OH_(aq)    +     CH₃CO₂H_(aq)          CH₃CO₂C₃H_7(aq)   +   H₂O_(l)

Structure of propyl ethanoate.

butanol       +     ethanoic acid          butyl ethanoate   +   water.
C₄H₉OH_(aq)    +     CH₃CO₂H_(aq)          CH₃CO₂C₄H_9(aq)   +   H₂O_(l)

Structure of butyl ethanoate.

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