Science, asked by diyashah26, 1 year ago

what is esterification? Explain with the chemical reaction.
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Answered by aariztkhan

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The reaction between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid[in the presence of an acid catalyst] gives out an ester.

This is called esterification

CH3COOH+CH3CH2OH=CH3 COO CH2CH3

ethanoic acid+ethanol= COO [is the ester]

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