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Reaction involved in saponification process is
CH3COOC2H5NaOH−−−−→CH3COONa+C2H5OH

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The correct option is A True

Esters can be cleaved back into a carboxylic acid and an alcohol by reaction with water and a base. The reaction is called a saponification from the Latin sapo which means soap. The name comes from the fact that soap used to be made by the ester hydrolysis of fats. Due to the basic conditions, a carboxylate ion is made rather than a carboxylic acid. The reaction can be represented as:

CH3COOC2H5NaOH−−−CH3COONa+C2H5OH


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