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Unit 4: Esters. How can you make simple esters? Heating a mixture of ethanoic acid and ethanol with a few drops of concentrated sulfuric acid produces ethyl ethanoate Ethanoic acid + ethanol - ethyl ethanoate + water CH3COOH + CH3CH2OH - CH3COOCH2CH3 + H2O Starting materials: ethanol and ethanoic acid Catalyst: concentrated sulfuric acid Conditions: heat The concentrated sulfuric acid isn't written into the equation because it is a catalyst and therefore isn't consumed in the reaction This reaction is called esterification
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