Keywords: Ester-from-acid-and-alcohol-2D-skeletal.png Esterification acid-catalysed formation of an ester from a carboxylic acid and an alcohol In this example sulfuric acid catalyses the reaction of acetic acid and ethanol to form ethyl acetate and water Own 2008-03-27 Ben Mills Benjah-bmm27 Images by Ben Mills Fischer esterification Reactions of ethanol Ethyl acetate |