Chemistry-10th Carbon and its Compounds CBSE Board 2023 Hard
An acid ‘X’ and an alcohol ‘Y’ react with each other in the presence of an acid catalyst to form a sweet smel…
An acid ‘X’ and an alcohol ‘Y’ react with each other in the presence of an acid catalyst to form a sweet smelling substance ‘Z’. Identify ‘X’, ‘Y’ and ‘Z’. Write the chemical equation for the reaction involved and name it. The substance ‘Z’ on treatment with sodium hydroxide produces back the alcohol ‘Y’ and sodium ethanoate. Write the chemical equation for the reaction involved and name it, giving justification for the name.
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