what is saponification reaction? how do we obtain carboxylic acid from the ester? explain with examples.
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Saponification. 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 from the Latin sapo which means soap. The name comes from the fact that soap used to be made by the ester hydrolysis of fats.
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