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What do you mean by Esterfication |
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Answer» Easterification is a process in which ethanol reacts with ethanoic acid ( acetic acid ) at 443k and sulphuric acid act as catalyst to form easter (sweet fruit smelling) which is further used for making perfumes... It is formed by reaction of an acid and alchoholEg. Ethanoic acid reacts with absolute ethanolC2H5OH+CH3COOH---->CH3COOC2H5+ The process in which an alcohol reacts with a carboxylic acid to form a sweet smelling ester is called esterification reaction. The reaction of ethanol with ethanoic acid in presence of sulphuric acid to form Ester is known as esterification |
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