What does $KOCH_2CH_3 + HOCH_2CH_3$ do in a reaction?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-15T16:03:28

Exchange protons.

Potassium ethoxide in ethanol would readily exchange protons with the solvent. The reagent itself would be a cluster of ethanol molecules.

What does KOCH_2CH_3 + HOCH_2CH_3KOCH_2CH_3 + HOCH_2CH_3 do in a reaction?