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A carboxylic acid reacts with an alcohol in presence of an acid catalyst , an ester is formed .The reaction is known as esterification.
`underset("Acid")(CH_(3))-C"OO"H + CH_(3) -underset("alcohol")(CH_(2))-OH underset("catalyst")overset("acid")to underset("Ester")(CH_(3)C"OO"C_(2)H_(5))+H_(2)O`
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