Arun
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As we learnt in
Esterification of carboxylic acid -
⇒ Carboxylic acid with alcohols or phenols forms esters in the presence of catalyst H2SO4 / HCl
⇒ It's a kind of nucleophilic acyl substitution.
⇒ Involves cleavage of C - OH bond.
- wherein
Fruity smell is due to ester formation which is formed between ethanol and acid.