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Esterification

Esterification. Introduction. Esterification is the general name for a chemical reaction in which two reactants (typically an alcohol and an acid) form an ester as the reaction product. For example:.

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Esterification

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  1. Esterification

  2. Introduction Esterification is the general name for a chemical reaction in which two reactants (typically an alcohol and an acid) form an ester as the reaction product. For example: Acetic acid in excess ethanol (possibly as the solvent) in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid as a catalyst results in an ester (ethyl acetate).

  3. Reversibility? • Esterification is a reversible reaction • The reversed reaction is called Hydrolysis. • As a result of this reversibility, many Esterification reactions are equilibrium reactions. • Esterifications are among the simplest and most often performed organic transformations.

  4. ESTERS SMELL GOOD. Like this.

  5. Scent • Esters can be described as having a fruity smell, the functional group for an ester is this:

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