define saponification reaction
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Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long chain fatty acids.
When triglycerides in fat/oil reacts with aqueous NaOH or KOH, they are converted into soap and glycerol. This is called alkaline hydrolysis of esters. Since this reaction leads to the formation of soap, it is called the Saponificationprocess.
(ESTERIFICATION AND SAPONIFICATION REACTION ARE VERY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR CLASS 10 BOARDS.)
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1)Saponification reaction is the process in which ester in presence of base NaOH is converted back into carboxylic acid group and methanol. This
process is used in preparation of soap converting animal fat to soap hence this reaction is called Saponification reaction
CH3COOC2H5OH-------NaOH-------->CH2COONa
+C2H5OH
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