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Acetic acid can combine with ethanol to form the ester ethyl acetate, via the reaction:
Acetic acid can combine with ethanol to form the ester ethyl acetate, via the reaction:


CH3COOH + CH3CH2OH -> CH3COOCH2CH3 + H2O
CH₃COOH + CH₃CH₂OH -> CH₃COOCH₂CH₃ + H₂O


Ethyl acetate has a green-apple like scent in the concentrations that are likely to be found in lambic.
Ethyl acetate has a scent reminiscent of green apple in the concentrations that are likely to be found in lambic.


==References==
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