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How do you prepare an ester in your lab ?

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(1) Take 1 ml of ethanol and 1 ml of glacial acetic acid along with a few drops of concentrated Sulphuric acid in a test tube. 

(2) Warm it in a water - bath for at least 5 minutes. 

(3) Pour the warm contents into a beaker containing 20-50 ml of water. 

(4) The substance is nothing but ethyl acetate, an ester



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