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Why is sulphuric acids used in reaction o ethanol n ethanolc acid

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concentrated h2so4 is used for ESTERIFICATION using ethanoic acid and ethanol to produce esters.the part that h2so4 is that it protonates the acid molecule, which thus become an ELECTROPHILIC site.ethanol attacks the protonated molecule and thus the intermediate is formed.it is BASICALLY crucial to shift the equilibrium to the right and form the ester compound

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