Question

treating ester with alkali help in formation of​

Answer 1

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Treating ester with alkali helps in the formation of alcohol and carboxylate salt

$\huge \text{\mathbb {\underline {EXPLANATION}}}$

The general formula of ester is RCOOR'

Since, soaps are prepared by the alkaline hydrolysis of fats and oils, alkaline hydrolysis of esters is called saponification

The adjoining figure shows the reaction