what is saponification
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Saponification is a process that involves conversion of fat or oil or lipid into soap and alcohol by the action of heat in the presence of aqueous alkali. Soaps are salts of fatty acids and fatty acids are monocarboxylic acids that have long carbon chains e.g. sodium palmitate.
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Explanation:
on treating an ester with a base such as NAOH it is converted back to alcohol and sodium salt of carboxylic acid....
EXAMPLES: ethyl ethanoate on reacting with sodium hydroxide gives ethanol and sodium ethanoate.....
CH3COOC2H5+NAOH..
C3H5OH+CH3COONA....
USES OF SAPONIFICATION?......
IT IS USED IN PREPARATION OF SOAPS ON A COMMERCIAL BASIS....
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