This question needs to be more specific - when a carboxylic acid and an alcohol are reacted (usually in the presence of a dehydrating agent, e.g. conc. sulfuric acid), the major product is generally an ester.
Esters can have a variety of odours depending on the identity of the carboxylic acid and alcohol. The odour relates to the volatility of the ester, which allows its to be breathed into the nasal passage, and to structural complementarity between the molecule and receptors in the olfactory bulb.
I've found a list of common esters and their odours at the bottom of this web page:
http://www.3rd1000.com/chem301/chem301v.htm
I'm sure that many other sites have more extensive information than this.
The products of a reaction between an ester and water are an alcohol and a carboxylic acid. This reaction is known as hydrolysis and involves the breaking of the ester bond, which results in the formation of the alcohol and carboxylic acid molecules.
The reaction between a carboxlic acid and an alcohol is named as esterfication. Ester is formed during this reaction.
reducing a carboxylic acid directly forms an aldehyde, but further reduction forms a primary alcohol reducing a ketone forms a secondary alcohol oxidation reverses these processes primary alcohol -> aldehyde -> carboxylic acid secondary alcohol -> ketone
The product of the oxidation of a primary alcohol is a carboxylic acid.
Esterification is a type of substitution reaction where an alcohol and carboxylic acid react to form an ester and water. This reaction involves the substitution of the hydroxyl group of the carboxylic acid with an alkoxy group from the alcohol.
The products of a reaction between an ester and water are an alcohol and a carboxylic acid. This reaction is known as hydrolysis and involves the breaking of the ester bond, which results in the formation of the alcohol and carboxylic acid molecules.
The compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of water is an ester. Esters are formed from the condensation reaction between a carboxylic acid and an alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst, resulting in the loss of a water molecule.
a carboxylic acid + an alcohol
No, ch3ch2co2h (also known as ethanoic acid or acetic acid) is not an ester. It is a carboxylic acid. Ester molecules are formed by the reaction between a carboxylic acid and an alcohol.
The reaction between a carboxlic acid and an alcohol is named as esterfication. Ester is formed during this reaction.
reducing a carboxylic acid directly forms an aldehyde, but further reduction forms a primary alcohol reducing a ketone forms a secondary alcohol oxidation reverses these processes primary alcohol -> aldehyde -> carboxylic acid secondary alcohol -> ketone
No, vinegar is not an example of alcohol. Vinegar is produced through the fermentation of alcohol by bacteria, resulting in acetic acid. Alcohol refers to a group of organic compounds that contain hydroxyl functional groups.
The BH3-THF reaction with carboxylic acids involves the formation of an intermediate complex between BH3-THF and the carboxylic acid, followed by the reduction of the carboxylic acid to an alcohol.
No, ether is not formed from compounding a carboxylic acid and an alcohol. Ethers are compounds formed by the reaction of two alkyl or aryl groups with an oxygen atom linking them together. Carboxylic acids react with alcohols to form esters, not ethers.
The product of the oxidation of a primary alcohol is a carboxylic acid.
Esterification is a type of substitution reaction where an alcohol and carboxylic acid react to form an ester and water. This reaction involves the substitution of the hydroxyl group of the carboxylic acid with an alkoxy group from the alcohol.
A Cannizzaro reaction is the disproportionation of an aldehyde into an alcohol and carboxylic acid.