How would you draw the ester that is formed from the reaction of benzoic acid and ethanol?

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anor277
Jul 21, 2016

I would draw it correctly:

Explanation:

C_6H_5CO_2CH_2CH_3C6H5CO2CH2CH3

This is something that is easier to do on paper than it is using this editor:

"Carboxylic acid + alcohol "rarr" carboxylic ester + water"Carboxylic acid + alcohol → carboxylic ester + water

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