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Which of the following represents saponification process reaction? M represents an alkali metal.(a) R-COOH+ M-OH→ M-COOR +H2O(b) M-COOH +R-OH → R-COOM + H2O(c) R-COOH+ M-OH → R-COOM + H2O(d) M-COOH + R-OH → M-COOR + H2OThe question was posed to me in an interview for internship.This is a very interesting question from Natural Products topic in chapter Natural Products of Chemical Technology

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The correct option is (c) R-COOH+ M-OH → R-COOM + H2O

The explanation is: Saponification is a PROCESS used for the PRODUCTION of soap. As soap is formed by CONVERSION of fat into a fatty acid on reacting with alkali, the correct REACTION is c. Fatty acid R-COOH reacts with an alkali M-OH to produce soapR-COOMand WATER H2O.



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