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→Esterification
====Esterification====
[[Alcohol]]s may [[Chemical Reaction|react]] with [[Carboxylic Acid]]s to [[product|produce]] [[compound]]s known as [[ester]]s which have the [[Functional Group|functional group]] -COO-.
: [[Methanol]] + [[Ethanoic Acid]] → [[Methyl Ethanoate]] + [[Water]]
: <chem>CH3OH + CH3COOH -> CH3COOCH3 + H2O</chem>
: [[Ethanol]] + [[Ethanoic Acid]] → [[Ethyl Ethanoate]] + [[Water]]
: <chem>C2H5OH + CH3COOH -> CH3COOC2H5 + H2O</chem>
: [[Propanol]] + [[Propanoic Acid]] → [[Propyl Propanoate]] + [[Water]]
: <chem>C3H7OH + C2H5COOH -> C2H5COOC3H7 + H2O</chem>
: [[Butanol]] + [[Propanoic Acid]] → [[Butyl Propanoate]] + [[Water]]
: <chem>C4H9OH + C2H5COOH -> C2H5COOC4H9 + H2O</chem>