Question

what are esterification and saponification reactions?
1) How can we obtain acetic acid(ethanoic acid) from ethyl ethanoate
2) How can we obtain acetic acid(ethanoic acid) from sodium ethanoate

Answer 1

Answer:

Esterification is a type of reaction in which Ester a fruity smelling substance is formed. Saponification is the hydrolysis of an ester with NaOH or KOH to give alcohol and sodium or potassium salt of the acid.

Explanation:

1) We can obtain acetic acid from ethyl ethanoate through saponification. The reaction is as follows:

$CH3COOC2H5 + NaOH ---> CH3COONa + C2H5OH$

2) We can obtain acetic acid from sodium ethanoate by acid hydrolysis. The reaction is as follows:

$CH3COONa + H20 ---> CH3COOH + NaOH$