what is saponification reaction? also give its chemical reaction
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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
it is an alkali
so what is difference between base and alkali
all base are alikali , but all alkali are not base
if u doubt check in google
ok
it doesn't mean that their answer is wrong , but i am correcting their mistake.
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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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naoh is an alkalai
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