An ester has the molecular formula c4h8o2 write its strucural formula what happens when this ester is heated in the presence of sodium hydroxide solution?? Write the balanced chemical equation for the reaction and name the products . What is a saponification reaction
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When ester is treated with Sodium Hydroxide, Glycerol (Ethanol) and a Sodium salt of Carboxylic Acid (Sodium Ethanoate) is formed.
CH3COOC2H5 + NaOH → CH3COONa + CH3CH2OH
(This reaction is called Saponification reaction because it is used in the preparation of soaps)
Definition of saponification. 1 : the hydrolysis of a fat by an alkali with the formation of a soap and glycerol. 2 : the hydrolysis especially by an alkali of an ester into the corresponding alcohol and acid broadly : hydrolysis.
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