what is saponification???
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Saponification is the hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of a carboxylic acid (carboxylates). Saponification is commonly used to refer to the reaction of a metallic alkali (base) with a fat or oil to form soap. Saponifiable substances are those that can be converted into soap.
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Saponification is the hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of a carboxylic acid (carboxylates). Saponification is commonly used to refer to the reaction of a metallic alkali (base) with a fat or oil to form soap. Saponifiable substances are those that can be converted into soap.
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***saponification reaction
1) In saponification ester is reacted
with base such as sodium hydroxide so that it converts back to alcohol and sodium salt of carboxylic acid
2)for example ethyl ethanoate on reaction with Sodium Hydroxide gives ethanol and sodium ethanoate
3) Reaction -
CH3COOC2H5 + NaOH ----> C2H5OH +
CH3COONa
4) Use -
saponification reaction is used to prepare soap
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