name the product formed when an organic acid reacts with an alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst . what is the name assigned to this type of reaction ?

Question

name the product formed when an organic acid reacts with an
alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst what is the name
assigned to this type of reaction ?

Kirti Gogia · Accepted Answer

The product formed when an organic acid reacts with an alcohol in the presence of an acid as a catalyst is known as an ester. The chemical name for this process is known as esterification.

For example, when acetic acid reacts with ethanol in the presence of sulphuric acid as a catalyst, it forms an ester called ethyl acetate.

$C H_{3} C O O H + C_{2} H_{5} O H \overset{H^{+}}{\to} C H_{3} C O O C_{2} H_{5} + H_{2} O$

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