MHT CET2010ChemistryCarboxylic Acid Derivatives
CH ₃ COOH when reacts with C ₂ H ₅ OH gives a product. The same product is obtained by which reaction?
Options
- AAcetic acid + methanol
- BAcetic anhydride + water
- CAcetic anhydride + ethanol
- DAcetamide + methanol
Correct answer
C. Acetic anhydride + ethanol
Step-by-step solution
Acids when react with alcohols form ester. Thus, CH ₃ COOH + C ₂ H ₅ OH CH ₃ COOC ₂ H ₅+ H ₂ O ethyl ethanoate