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Question
Explain the following reaction with an example.
Saponification
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Solution
When an ester is heated with dilute sodium hydroxide (an alkali) solution, it gets converted back to the original alcohol and sodium salt of the original carboxylic acid. Such a reaction is known as saponification.
\[\ce{Ester + Sodium hydroxide ->[Heat] Sodium carboxylate + Alcohol}\]
E.g. Ethyl ethanoate and sodium hydroxide react to give sodium ethanoate and ethanol.
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