ICSE Class 10 Chemistry 2018 Solved 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 :

{\C}_2 {\H}_5 {\OH}+ {\X} \ {─────▸}↖{ {\Z}} {\Y}+ {\H}_2 {\O}

Question : 67 of 80

Marks: +1, -0

Write the structural formula of

X

Solution:

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

{\H}- {\C}↖{|}↖{\H}↙{|}↙{\H}- {\C}↖{∥}↖{\O}- {\O}- {\H}

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