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No - the reaction product of an alcohol and a carboxylic acid is an ESTER not an ether

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Q: Is ether a compound formed from compounding a carboxylic and an alcohol?
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How do you write esterification equations?

Esterification Reaction: When an alcohol ( mostly primary) alcohol is treated with carboxylic acid in the presence of H2 SO4 sweet smelling compound is formed which is called ester. The reaction is know as esterification reaction.


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What is acetyl alcohol?

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What compound is formed by mixing an alcohol with an acid?

The salt of an alcohol and an acid is an ester.


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Nominally an alcohol and an acid, though in actual practice they're often made with acid chlorides instead of acids per se (the advantage of using an acyl chloride is that that reaction is not reversible, thus it runs to completion instead of coming to equlibrium).


What type of compound is formed when an alcohol reacts with an inorganic acid such as phosphoric acid?

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What is an acyl?

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Why are esters compounds also called derivatives of carboxylic acid?

Not all esters are derivatives of carboxilic acid, they could also be derivatives of phosphoric, sulphuric or carbonic (etc.) acids. However, they are called derivatives of 'X' acid because they are formed by reacting an oxoacid ('X') with a hydroxyl compound (alcohol or phenol). See the related link and related question for more information about how esters are synthesized.


What is produced when a carboxylic acid reacts with an acid chloride?

The reaction between a carboxlic acid and an alcohol is named as esterfication. Ester is formed during this reaction.


What is uses of ester?

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When a hydrogen atom of hydrocarbon is replaced with an -oh group the compound formed is a?

... derivated hydrocarbon


How are esters are made?

Esters are formed by the reaction of an alcohol and a carboxylic acid, usually in the presence of sulfuric acid to catalyse the process, or by the reaction of an acyl chloride with a carboxylic acid (this requires no catalyst and is irreversible without additional reactants) are the most common ways used. Others include reactions of certain molecules such as structural rearrangement.