Question

What is the definition of saponificafion reaction? ​

Answer 1

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 me made by the ester hydrolysis of fats.

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Answer 2

The reaction in which a base is added to ester and that converted into soap i.e. CH3COONA and C2H5OH