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05/10/2021 11:13 am
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(a) What happens when ethanol reacts with ethanoic acid in the presence of a little of concentrated sulphuric acid? Write equation of the reaction involved.
(b) What happens when ethanol is heated with concentrated sulphuric acid at 170°C? Write the equation of the reaction which takes place.
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05/10/2021 11:23 am
(a)When ethanol reacts with ethanoic acid in the presence of a little of concentrated sulphuric acid, a sweet smelling ester called ethyl ethanoate is formed.
CH3COOH + C2H5OH + Conc. H2SO4 → CH3COOC2H5 + H2O
(b) When ethanol is heated with concentrated sulphuric acid at 170°C, it gets dehydrated to form ethene.
CH3 -CH2OH \(\underset{(Dehydration)}{\stackrel{Conc. H_2SO_4\;170°C}{\longrightarrow}}\) CH2 = CH2 + H2O