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Give one example of organic chemical reaction.


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Organic chemical reactions:

  1. The term organic chemical reactions refer to the production of organic compounds by the reactants which are organic in nature.
  2. The basic organic chemistry reactions are elimination reactions, addition reactions, substitution reactions, photochemical reactions, and redox reactions.
  3. Organic reactions are categorized according to the functional groups present in them.

Example of organic reaction:

  1. An example of an organic reaction is the saponification reaction used to make soaps and detergents.
  2. Saponification is the process of the formation of a metallic salt of a fatty acid.
  3. The salt in saponification is called soap.

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