The goal of this chemical reaction is to maximize the production of ethyl ethanoate product and minimize the waste of the ethanoic acid and ethanol reactants. What would you do to achieve this goal?

The goal of this chemical reaction is to maximize the production of ethyl ethanoate product and minimize the waste of the ethanoic acid and ethanol reactants. What would you do to achieve this goal and why?

Ethyl ethanoate, CH3CH2CO2CH3(aq), also known as ethyl acetate, is an important ester. It is used as a solvent and is the principal ingredient in certain types of nail polish remover. It has also been used to extract caffeine from coffee beans or tea leaves. Ethyl ethanoate is prepared by the reaction of ethanoic acid, CH3COOH(aq), with ethanol, CH3CH2OH(aq), in a homogeneous equilibrium reaction, which is catalyzed by hydrochloric acid: CH3COOH(aq)+CH3CH2OH(aq)CH3COOCH2CH3(aq)+H2O() A group of students investigated this reaction by using the following method. Procedure 1. A known mass of ethanoic acid was placed in a flask. Then ethanol was measured and added to the flask. 2. A measured volume of hydrochloric acid of known concentration was added to the mixture of ethanoic acid and ethanol. 3. The flask was sealed with a stopper and placed in a water bath to keep the temperature of the mixture constant at 20C. The flask was left for a week to allow the mixture to reach equilibrium. 4. After leaving the flask for a week, the volume of the solution was measured. Then the solution was titrated against a freshly prepared standardized solution of sodium hydroxide, using phenolphthalein as an indicator