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Which of the following react with benzoic acid to form ethyl benzoate

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Ethyl ALCOHOL
Cinnamic acid
Sodium ethoxide
Ethyl chloride

Solution :When BENZOIC acid reacts with ethyl alcohol in the presence of sulphuric acid ethyl benzoate is FORMED. This is known as esterfication.
`UNDERSET("BENZOICACID")(C_(6)H_(5)COOH)+underset("Ethylalcohol")(C_(2)H_(5)OH)overset(H_(2)SO_(4))to underset("Ethyl benzoate ")(C_(6)H_(5)COOC_(2)H_(5))+ underset("Water")(H_(2)O)`


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