A technician warms butanol with propanoic acid. Concentrated sulfuric acid is present as a catalyst.
Which statement about the products of the reaction is correct?
The products are an ester and hydrogen.
The products are an alcohol and carbon dioxide.
The products are an ester and water.
The only product is an ester.
97 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 7.2 Reactions of alkenes and alcohols, covering 7.2.1 Structure and formulae of alkenes, 7.2.2 Reactions of alkenes, 7.2.3 Alcohols, 7.2.4a Carboxylic acids, and 7.2.4b Carboxylic acids as weak acids. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.