What are esters

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Posted by Avinash Engoli 5 years, 7 months ago
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Yogita Ingle 5 years, 7 months ago
Esters are sweet smelling compounds.
They are formed by the reaction of a carboxylic acid with an alcohol in the presence of conc. sulphuric acid.
For example, ethyl ethanoate is prepared by reacting ethanoic acid and ethanol in the presence of conc.sulphuric acid.

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