Question

(c) Explain your answers in A student mixed equal volumes of Ethanol and butanoic acid. He added a few drops of concentrated Sulphuric (VI) acid and warmed the mixture (i) Name and write the formula of the main products Name... Formula.. (ii) Which homologous series does the product named in (i) above belong? ***PLEASE HELP IT'S HOMEWORK ​

Answer 1

Products: Ethyl butanoate + Water ||| C6H12O2 + H2O

This Compound is an Ester

Step-by-step explanation:

So I assume that this question is an esterification question for a few reasons.

1. Since there is a Carboxylic acid and Alcohol reacting, it automatically means that it is esterification.

2. Sulphuric Acid is used as a catalyst so it won't affect this question in any way.

* Water is formed since you'd remove H from the Alcohol's Hydroxyl group, and when you remove an OH from the carboxyl group in the carboxylic acid.

Hopefully, this helped but since I don't have much context, I had to assume that you are doing Chemistry 30, Organic Chemistry.