what is esterification?
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some esters can be prepared by esterification , a reaction in which a carboxylic acid and an aclohol , heated in a presence of a material acid cataclyst , from an Ester and water . The reaction is reversible . as a specific example of an esterification reaction , butyl acetate can be made from acetic acid and 1 – butanol
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Esterification is the process of combining an organic acid (RCOOH) with an alcohol (ROH) to form an ester (RCOOR) and water; or a chemical reaction resulting in the formation of at least one ester product. Ester is obtained by an esterification reaction of an alcohol and a carboxylic acid.
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