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Q. A fruity smell is obtained by the reaction of ethanol with

BHUBHU 2000Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

Solution:

$\underset{R OH }{\text { Alcohol }}+\underset{R COOH }{\text { acid }}{\rightleftharpoons} \underset{(R COOR )}{\text { ester}}$ (fruity smelling)
alcohol $\left( C _{2} H _{5} OH \right)$ when react with acid they produce ester and esters have fruity smell.
$\underset{\text{Ethyl alcohol}}{C _{2} H _{5} OH} + \underset{ \text{Acetic acid}}{CH _{3} COOH} \longrightarrow \underset{\text{ Fruity smell of ester}}{C _{2} H _{5} COOCH _{3}}$