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what is esterification and sapnofication |
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Answer» Saponification - it is the process in which there is an alkaline hydrolysis of ester & it gives the formation of soap, sodium salt of acid & alcohol ( glycerol ) Esterification - when ethanoic acid is allowed to rect with ethanol it gives formation of ester and this process of formation of ester is esterification On reacting with alkali,NaOH,easter gives the ethanol back and a sodium salt of carboxylic acid. The reaction is called sopanification Formation of Easter by the reaction alcohol and carboxylic acid is known as easterfication Esterification means when ethanol reacts with ethanoic acid in the presence of conc.H2so4 to form a sweet smelling compound called Easter.The reaction is called easterfication |
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