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How are the following products obtained from ethanol ? (i) Ethyl ethanoate (ii) Sodium ethoxide.

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Solution :(i) Ethanol reacts with ethanoic acid in the presence of acid CATALYST to GIVE ethyl ethanoate.
`CH_(3)COOH + CH_(3)CH_(2)O+ CH_(3)COOCH_(2)CH_(3)+H_(2)O overset("Acid") underset("Catalyst")rightarrow`
(ii) When ethanol reacts with sodium, sodium ethoxide is produced along with the liberation of HYDROGEN.
`2CH_(3)CH_(2)OH + 2Na rightarrow 2CH_(3)CH_(2)ONa+H_(2)`


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