Question 7(2018)A compound X [having vinegar like smell] when treated with ethanol in the presence of the acid Z, gives a compound Y which has fruity smell. The reaction is C2H5OH+X→ZY+H2O ext{C}_2 ext{H}_5 ext{OH} + ext{X} \xrightarrow{ ext{Z}} ext{Y} + ext{H}_2 ext{O}C2H5OH+XZY+H2O(i) Identify Y and Z(ii) Write the structural formula of X.(iii) Name the above reaction

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Question 7(2018)A compound X [having vinegar like smell] when treated with ethanol in the presence of the acid Z, gives a compound Y which has fruity smell. The reaction is C2H5OH+X→ZY+H2O	ext{C}_2	ext{H}_5	ext{OH} + 	ext{X} \xrightarrow{	ext{Z}} 	ext{Y} + 	ext{H}_2	ext{O}C2​H5​OH+XZ​Y+H2​O(i) Identify Y and Z(ii) Write the structural formula of X.(iii) Name the above reaction

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C2H5OHethyl alcohol+CH3COOHacetic acid→Conc. H2SO4CH3−COO−C2H5ethyl ethanoate+H2O\underset{	ext{ethyl alcohol}}{	ext{C}_2	ext{H}_5	ext{OH}} + \underset{	ext{acetic acid}}{	ext{CH}_3	ext{COOH}} \xrightarrow{	ext{Conc. H}_2	ext{SO}_4} \underset{	ext{ethyl ethanoate}}{	ext{CH}_3-	ext{COO}-	ext{C}_2	ext{H}_5} + 	ext{H}_2	ext{O}ethyl alcoholC2​H5​OH​+acetic acidCH3​COOH​Conc. H2​SO4​​ethyl ethanoateCH3​−COO−C2​H5​​+H2​O(i) Y is ethyl acetate and Z is conc. sulphuric acid(ii) Structural formula of X (ethanoic acid) is shown below:(iii) Esterification reaction

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Question 7(2018)