Carboxylic acids, functional derivatives reaction with alcohols

Acidity of Amides, Imides, and Sulfonamides Characteristic Reactions Reaction with Water Hydrolysis Reaction with Alcohols Reactions with Ammonia and Amines Reaction of Acid Chiorides with Salts of Carboxylic Acids Interconversion of Functional Derivatives Reactions with Organometallic Compounds 18.10 Reduction... 

Amides, the least reactive of fhe functional derivatives of carboxylic acids, do not react with alcohols. Thus, the reaction of an amide with an alcohol cannot be used to prepare an ester. 

Alcohols are hydrocarbon derivatives containing one or more OH groups. Ethers are formed by a condensation reaction of two molecules of alcohol. Several functional groups contain the carbonyl (C=0) group, including aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, and amides. Aldehydes and ketones can be produced by the oxidation of certain alcohols. Further oxidation of the aldehydes produces carboxylic acids. Carboxylic acids can form esters by a condensation reaction with alcohols, or they can form amides by a condensation reaction with amines. Esters imdergo hydrolysis (saponification) in the presence of strong bases. 

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