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

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In the hydrolysis of ester, carboxylic acid formed in the reaction acts as autocatalyst . Thus the reaction is slow in the bringing and becomes faster after some time due to the formation of acid which acts as catalyst.
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