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Explain the action of acetyl chloride on ethanol. |
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Answer» SOLUTION :Acetyl chloride : When ethanol is treated with acetyl chloride in the presence of pyridine, ethyl acetate (ester) is formed. `underset("Ethanol")(C_(2)H_(5)OH)+underset("acetyl chloride")(CH_(3)-overset(O)overset("||")C-Cl)overset("pyridine")tounderset("ethyle acetate")(CH_(3)-overset(O)overset("||")C-OC_(2)H_(5))+HCL` (Pyridine NEUTRALISES HCl formed during reaction ) |
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