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Q.
Which of the following react with benzoic acid to form ethyl benzoate?
Alcohols Phenols and Ethers
Solution:
When benzoic acid reacts with ethyl alcohol in the presence of sulphuric acid ethyl benzoate is formed. This is known as esterification
$\underset{\text{Benzoic acid}}{{C_{6}H_{5}COOH}}+\underset{\text{Ethyl alcohol}}{{C_{2}H_{5}OH}} \xrightarrow{H_{2}SO_{4}}\underset{\text{Ethyl benzoate}}{{C_{6}H_{5}COOC_{2}H_{5}}}+\underset{\text{water}}{{H_{2}O}}$