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Esters react in the presence of acid or ...

Esters react in the presence of acid or base to give alcohol and carboxylic acid is called

A

esterification

B

saponification

C

hydrolysis

D

rancidity

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C
Esters are neutral compounds, unlike the aci ds from which they are formed. The hydrolysis of esters is catalysed by either an acid or a base.
`R - underset("An ester")overset(O)overset(||)(C)- OH + underset("Water")(H_(2)O) overset(H^(2))hArr R-underset("A carboxylic aicd")overset(O)overset(||)(C) - OH + underset("Alcohol")(ROH)`
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