what would the chemical reaction be for an experiment completing esterification of combining acetic acid, 1-butanol, which i believe gives n-butyl acetate as reaction. What would theoretical yield then be/how is it calculated?

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what would the chemical reaction be for an experiment completing esterification of combining acetic acid, 1-butanol, which i believe gives n-butyl acetate as reaction. What would theoretical yield then be/how is it calculated?

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