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Why is ester hydrolysis slow iin the beginning but is fast after sometime ?

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The chemical equation for ester hydrolysis is as follows :
`underset("Ester")(RCOOR') + underset("Water") hArr underset("Acid")(RCOOH) + underset("Alcohol")(ROH)`
Carboxylic acid produced druing hydrolysis releases `H^(+)` ions in the solution which act as catalyst (auto-catalysis) for the reaction . Therefore , ester hydrolysis is slow in the begining but becomes faster after sometimes.
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