Interaction | Reaction | Process     Data Page

Under acid catalysed and water removing conditions, alcohols react with carboxylic acids to form dialkyl esters. The reaction is reversible.

Generic Organic reaction

RCOOH
  +  
R–OH
         
  +  
H2O
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Carboxylic acid (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Alcohol (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Ester (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Functional Group Interconvertion
Multistep: LA/B mechanism
Substitution: Addition-followed-by Elimination
Substitution: Nucleophilic @ Acyl-Nfg

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