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ChemistryAldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsJEE Main

The reaction CH_3COOH + HOC_2H_5 \xrightarrow{dry\ HCl} CH_3COOC_2H_5 + H_2O is called

Answer: (A)

Solution

Acid-catalysed esterification of a carboxylic acid with an alcohol (here catalysed by dry HCl gas instead of

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