What happens when ethanol is heated with ethanoic acid in the presence of a few drops of concentrated sulphuric acid?

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What happens when ethanol is heated with ethanoic acid in the presence of a few drops of concentrated sulphuric acid?

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answered Jan 30, 2018 by Vikash Kumar (144,729 points) 8 11 21
 
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Ethanol reacts with ethanoic acid in presence of concentrated sulphuric acid to form a sweet-smelling ester, ethyl ethanoate.

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