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How are the following products obtained from ethanol ?

(i) Ethyl ethanoate

(ii) Sodium ethoxide.

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(i) Ethanol reacts with ethanoic acid in the presence of an acid catalyst to give ethyl ethanoate.

(ii) When ethanol reacts with sodium, sodium ethoxide is produced along with the liberation of hydrogen.

2CH3CH2OH+2Na   2CH3CH2ONa+H2

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