What is ester and esterification ? Explain in simple words.

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$E s t e r s a r e t h e o r g a n i c c o m p o u n d s h a v i n g f o r m u l a o f C O O f u n c t i o n a l g r o u p a n d t h e y a r e a l l p l e a s a n t s m e l l i n g l i q u i d s . T h e y a r e u s e d i n e s s e n t i a l o i l s, p e r f u m e s a n d f r u i t e s s e n c e . E s t e r s a r e p r o d u c e d b y t h e r e a c t i o n c a l l e d e s t e r i f i c a t i o n . H e r e a l c o h o l a n d a c i d r e a c t s i n t h e p r e s e n c e o f a c i d t o p r o d u c e e s t e r s . R^{'} O H + R C O O H \overset{H^{+}}{\to} R C O O R^{'} + H_{2} O C H_{3} C H_{2} O H + C H_{3} C O O H \overset{H^{+}}{\to} C H_{3} C O O C_{2} H_{5} + H_{2} O$

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