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Unit 4: Esters
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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...
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