Question

Saponofication is carried out by
a) oxidation
c] free radical mechanism
b) polymerization
d] alkaline hydrolysis​

Answer 1

Answer:

D ) alkaline hydrolysis​

Explanation:

Answer 2

d) alkaline hydrolysis

Explanation:

• Saponification is the hydrolysis of an ester under acidic or basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of a carboxylic acid.
• It is commonly used to refer to the reaction of a metallic alkali with a fat or oil to form soap .
• One such example of saponification can be , when ethanoic acid reacts with alcohols in the presence of a coc. sulphuric acid to form esters.
• The ester on reacting with a base such as sodium hydroxide is converted back to alcohol and sodium salt of carboxylic acid.
• This reaction is called saponification.

• C₂H₅OH + CH₃COOH⇒ CH₃COOC₂H₅+H₂O

• CH₃COOC₂H₅+NaOH⇒ C₂H₅OH+ CH₃COONa