Q.

Alcohol and Carboxylic acid in the presence of conc. H2SO4 to produce _____.

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a

Primary acid

b

Ester

c

Aldehyde

d

Primary alcohol

answer is A.

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Alcohol and carboxylic acid combine to form an Ester with a fruity smell. Esterification is the process of turning this substance into an ester.
In the presence of concentrated H2SO4, ethanol and ethanoic acid combine to generate the ester ethyl ethanoate.

  C2H5COH+CH3COOHCon H2SO4  CH3COOC2H5+H2O
 

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