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How do you make an ester?

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Answer:

Concentrated vinegar (Acetic acid) + Hand sanitizer containing Ethanol (Sometimes listed as ethyl alcohol).

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What compounds can make esters?
Just about any carbonyl compound can be forced into an ester, but the most common way of synthesizing an ester is treatment of an acyl chloride (or acid anhydride) with an alcohol. A catalyst is not...
What conditions are needed to make esters?
A mixture of an alcohol (say methanol) and a strong acid.
What two chemicals make an ester?
Any carboxylic acid as Acetic acid and any alcohol as Ethyl alcohol may form an ester.
How to make an Ester from carboxylic Acid and an Alcohol?
A dehydration reaction of a carboxylic acid and an alcohol using an acid catalyst: R1COOH + R2OH --> R1CO-OR2 + H-OH (water is driven away to drive the reaction) This is done by using the...
What two chemicals do you need to make and ester for a perfume?
An alcohol and an acid.