ICSE Class 10 Chemistry 2018 Paper

A compound $X$ (having vinegar like smell) when treated with ethanol in the presence of the acid $Z$ , gives a compound $Y$ which has a fruity smell.
The reaction is :

\mathrm{C}_2\mathrm{H}_5\mathrm{OH} + X \xrightarrow{Z} Y + \mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O}

Question : 67 of 80

Marks: +1, -0

Write the structural formula of

X

Solution:

X=\mathrm{CH}_3\mathrm{COOH}

\mathrm{H}-\overset{\mathrm{H}}{\overset{\vert}{\underset{\mathrm{H}}{\underset{\vert}{\mathrm{C}}}}}-\overset{\mathrm{O}}{\overset{\parallel}{\mathrm{C}}}-\mathrm{O}-\mathrm{H}

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