what do you mean by saponification reaction
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sodium hydroxide which is an alkali,the water is converted back to alcohol and sodium salt of carboxylic acid.this reaction is called saponification
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Esters react with acid or base to give back alcohol or carboxylic acid.this is called saponification reaction..
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