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A carboxylic acid (molecular formula C2H4O2) reacts with an alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst to form a compound 'X'. The alcohol on oxidation with alkaline KMnO4followed by acidification gives the same carboxylic acid C2H4O2. Write the name and structure of (i) carboxylic acid, (ii) alcohol and (iii) the compound 'X'.

carboxylic acid is ethanoic acid

alcohol is ethanaol

X is ethyl ethanoate (ester)

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how u can identify the alcohol there is no clue given

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1) The carboxylic acid is ethanoic acid. Its formula is CH3COOH. Its structure is:

2) The alcohol is ethanol. Its formula is C2H5OH. Its structure is:

3) The compound X is a sweet smelling compound called an ester. It is ethyl ethanoate.Its formula is CH3CH2COOCH3 Its structure is:

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The equations that the alcohol undergoes ARE a clue. They're all given in the NCERT textbook. U'll have to read and try to memorise/understand those equations, and since the textbook only revolves around ethanol, you shud knw that d alcohol is Ethanol only.

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