The smell of pentanol +ethanoic acid
Structural formula
Chemical equation
The chemical equation for the reaction between pentanol and ethanoic acid to produce a ester is:
Pentanol + Ethanoic acid → Ester + Water
The structural formula for pentanol is C5H12O, for ethanoic acid is C2H4O2, and for the ester is C7H14O2.
The ester produced in this reaction is pentyl ethanoate, which is commonly known as amyl acetate.