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A fruity smell is obtined by the reactio...

A fruity smell is obtined by the reaction of ethanol with

A

`CH_(3)COCH_(3)`

B

`PCl_(5)`

C

`CH_(3)COOH`

D

`CH_(3)CHO`

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The correct Answer is:
C
`"Alcohol"+"Acid" hArr" Ester (fruity smelling)"`
Alcohol `(C_(2)H_(5)OH)` when reacts with acid they produce ester which have fruity smell.
`underset("Ethyl alcohol")(C_(2)H_(4)OH)+underset("Acetic acid")(CH_(3)COOH)rarr underset("Fruity smell of ester")(C_(2)H_(5)COOCH_(3))+H_(2)O`
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