A fruity smell is obtained by the reaction of ethanol with

Question

A fruity smell is obtained by the reaction of ethanol with (A) CH3COCH3 (B) PCl5 (C) CH3COOH (D) CH3CHO

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undersetR OH text Alcohol + undersetR COOH text acid leftharpoons underset(R COOR ) text ester (fruity smelling) alcohol ( C 2 H 5 OH ) when react with acid they produce ester and esters have fruity smell. underset textEthyl alcoholC 2 H 5 OH + underset textAcetic acidCH 3 COOH longrightarrow underset text Fruity smell of esterC 2 H 5 COOCH 3

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

$C H_{3} COC H_{3}$

$PC l_{5}$

$C H_{3} COO H$

$C H_{3} C H O$

$RO H Alcohol + RCOO H acid ⇌ (RCOOR) ester$ (fruity smelling)
alcohol $(C_{2} H_{5} O H)$ when react with acid they produce ester and esters have fruity smell.
$Ethyl alcohol C_{2} H_{5} O H + Acetic acid C H_{3} COO H ⟶ Fruity smell of ester C_{2} H_{5} COOC H_{3}$

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

CH3​COCH3​

PCl5​

CH3​COOH

CH3​CHO

ROH Alcohol ​+RCOOH acid ​⇌(RCOOR) ester​ (fruity smelling) alcohol (C2​H5​OH) when react with acid they produce ester and esters have fruity smell. Ethyl alcoholC2​H5​OH​+Acetic acidCH3​COOH​⟶ Fruity smell of esterC2​H5​COOCH3​​

$C H_{3} COC H_{3}$

$PC l_{5}$

$C H_{3} COO H$

$C H_{3} C H O$

$RO H Alcohol + RCOO H acid ⇌ (RCOOR) ester$ (fruity smelling)
alcohol $(C_{2} H_{5} O H)$ when react with acid they produce ester and esters have fruity smell.
$Ethyl alcohol C_{2} H_{5} O H + Acetic acid C H_{3} COO H ⟶ Fruity smell of ester C_{2} H_{5} COOC H_{3}$