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what is saponification reaction? also give its chemical reaction

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Answered by gayathrijohns03

Ethanoic acid reacts with alcohols in the presence of a conc. sulphuric acid to form esters. The ester, on treating with a base such as NaOH is converted back to alcohol and sodium salt of carboxylic acid.

CH3COOC2H5 + NaOH → CH3COONa + C2H5OH

mohdafsarsmart: both of them are correct , shruti it is not base , it is an alkali

mohdafsarsmart: it is an alkali

ankit8788: so what is difference between base and alkali

mohdafsarsmart: all base are alikali , but all alkali are not base

mohdafsarsmart: if u doubt check in google

ankit8788: ok

mohdafsarsmart: it doesn't mean that their answer is wrong , but i am correcting their mistake.

Answered by shrutimohta0220

Esters can be cleaved back into a carboxylic acid and an alcohol by reaction with water and a base. The reaction is called a saponification.

CH3COOC2H5 + NaOH → CH3-COOH + CH3-CH2-OH

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mohdafsarsmart: naoh is an alkalai

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