Which of the following will give a pleasant smell of ester when heated with ethanol and a small quantity of sulphuric acid?

$C H_{2} C H_{2} O H$
$C H_{3} O H$
$C H_{3} C O O H$
$C H_{3} C H O$

Question

Which of the following will give a pleasant smell of ester when heated with ethanol and a small quantity of sulphuric acid- CH-2-CH-2-OH  CH-3-OH  CH-3-COOH  CH-3-CHO

Toppr Admin · Accepted Answer

Acetic acid gives a pleasent smell on reaction with ethanol due to the formation of ethyl acetate as -CH3COOH-C2H5OH-x2192-CH3COOC2H5-H2O

Which of the following will give a pleasant smell of ester when heated with ethanol and a small quantity of sulphuric acid?CH2CH2OHCH3OHCH3COOHCH3CHO

Acetic acid gives a pleasent smell on reaction with ethanol due to the formation of ethyl acetate as :CH3COOH+C2H5OH→CH3COOC2H5+H2O

Which of the following will give a pleasant smell of ester when heated with ethanol and a small quantity of sulphuric acid?

$C H_{2} C H_{2} O H$
$C H_{3} O H$
$C H_{3} C O O H$
$C H_{3} C H O$

Acetic acid gives a pleasent smell on reaction with ethanol due to the formation of ethyl acetate as :
$C H_{3} C O O H + C_{2} H_{5} O H \to C H_{3} C O O C_{2} H_{5} + H_{2} O$