Saponification reaction in detail
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"shops are sodium or potassium salts of the long chain fatty acids .when triglycerides in fat /oil react with aqueous NaOH or KOH ,they are converted into soap and glycerol.this is called alkaline hydrolysis of ester .since this reaction leads to the formation of soap it is called the saponification process
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Saponification reaction is used for the preparation of soap.
Soaps are potassium or sodium salts of long chain hydrocarbons.
When an ester is treated with an alkali like NaOH or KOH we obtain the alcohol back along with soap.
Let's understand this with the help of an example.
Ethyl ethanoate is an ester from ethanoic acid and ethanol.
The esterification reaction is as
CH3COOH + C2H5OH --------> CH3COOC2H5.
This ethyl ethanoate (CH3COOC2H5) when treated with NaOH gives us sodium ethanoate which is basically a soap.
CH3COOC2H5 + NaOH -----> CH3COONa + C2H5OH.
The above mentioned reaction is saponification reaction.
- Maheshwaran.
Soaps are potassium or sodium salts of long chain hydrocarbons.
When an ester is treated with an alkali like NaOH or KOH we obtain the alcohol back along with soap.
Let's understand this with the help of an example.
Ethyl ethanoate is an ester from ethanoic acid and ethanol.
The esterification reaction is as
CH3COOH + C2H5OH --------> CH3COOC2H5.
This ethyl ethanoate (CH3COOC2H5) when treated with NaOH gives us sodium ethanoate which is basically a soap.
CH3COOC2H5 + NaOH -----> CH3COONa + C2H5OH.
The above mentioned reaction is saponification reaction.
- Maheshwaran.
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