Q. A fruity smell is obtained by the reaction of ethanol with
A) $CH_{3}COCH_{3}$
B) $PCI_{5}$
C) $CH_{3}COOH$
D) $CH_{3}CHO$
Explanation
(c)
Alcohol + Acid$\ \ \ \rightleftharpoons \ \$Ester(fruity smelling)
ROH RCOOH RCOOR
Alcohol ($C_{2}H_{5}OH$) when react with acid they produce ester and esters have fruity smell.
${\ \ \ \ \ C}_{2}H_{5}OH\ \ \ \ + CH_{3}COOH\ \ \ \rightarrow C_{2}H_{5}COOCH_{3}\ \ \ + H_{2}O$
ethyl alcohol acetic acid fruity smell of ester
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