Esters - naming and their synthesis for A-level Chemistry

This content relates to the OCR A specification for A-level Chemistry. Here are the reaction details: Reaction 1 = carboxylic acid + alcohol react to form an ester + water reaction 1 requires a concentrated acid catalyst and some heat* Reaction 2 = acid anhydride + alcohol react to form an ester + carboxylic acid Reaction 3 = acyl chloride + alcohol react to form an ester + HCl