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Question

Methyl acetate will be obtained by reacting $C{{H}_{3}}OH$ with

$C{{H}_{3}}COOH$

$C{{H}_{3}}COCl$

${{(C{{H}_{3}}CO)}_{2}}O$

All the above three

Answer

All the above three

Explanation

Solution

When alcohols react with acids or acid derivatives, esters are formed. Thus, $CH_3OH + CH_3COOH \to \underset{\text{methyl acetate}}{CH_3COOCH_3} + H_2O$ $CH_3OH + CH_3COCl \to \underset{\text{methyl acetate}}{CH_3COOCH_3} + HCl$

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