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Define esterification and give one example |
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Answer» Some esters can be prepared by ESTERIFICATION, a reaction in which a carboxylic acid and an alcohol, heated in the PRESENCE of a mineral acid catalyst, form an ester and water: The reaction is reversible. As a specific example of an esterification reaction, butyl acetate can be made from acetic acid and 1-butanol. Higher Classifications: Carboxylic acid. please MARK me as brainlist . |
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