Method of making ethyl acetate
Where you want to make ethyl acetate, use acetic acid as the starting point. Acetic acid, active, can combine with other things. To get ethyl acetate, often ethanol and acetic acid together.

Ethanol, the main cause of alcohol taste, mild in nature. Mix ethanol and acetic acid, add sulfuric acid as a mediator. Sulfuric acid, in this reaction, can promote its synthesis without changing itself. Put the mixture in a suitable container, warm and low fire, so that the reaction is slow.

The reason for the reaction is that the hydroxyl group of ethanol and the carboxyl group of acetic acid are combined, and one molecule of water is removed to form ethyl acetate. When reacting, pay attention to the control of temperature. If it is too high, the reactant may be lost, and if it is too low, the reaction will be slow. And this reaction is reversible. To make the reaction last, you can increase the amount of one reactant or remove the water of its product.

After the reaction is completed, the product is mixed with unreacted acetic acid, ethanol and sulfuric acid. Wash it with a saturated sodium carbonate solution first, which can remove acetic acid and respond with sulfuric acid. Then wash it with water to remove sodium carbonate and soluble impurities. Then dry it with anhydrous calcium chloride to remove the remaining water. After distillation, pure ethyl acetate is obtained. In this way, ethyl acetate can be prepared from acetic acid.