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  4. CH3COOC2H5+CH3COOC2H5 xrightarrow[] CH3COCH2COOC2H5+C2H5OH This reaction is called

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Q. $ C{{H}_{3}}COO{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}+C{{H}_{3}}COO{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}\xrightarrow[{}]{{}} $ $ C{{H}_{3}}COC{{H}_{2}}COO{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}+{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH $ This reaction is called

Rajasthan PETRajasthan PET 2005

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$ \underset{ethyl\text{ }acetate}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}COO{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}}}\,+C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} || \\ O \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,-O{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}} $ $ \xrightarrow[or\,Na+{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH]{NaN{{H}_{2}}/liquid\text{ }N{{H}_{3}}}\underset{ethyl\text{ }acetoacetate}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} || \\ O \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,-C{{H}_{2}}-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} || \\ O \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,-O{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}}}\, $ $ +{{H}_{2}}O $ This reaction is called Claisen condensation.