describe the appearance and odor of the ester after adding naoh and heating
Ester is hydrolysed if its heated after adding NaOH. The ester gets hydrolysed into its sodium salt and alcohol . The fruity odor of the ester now turns into characteristic alcoholic smell
the reaction of ethyl ethanoate with sodium hydroxide is shown below
CH3COOCH2CH3 + NaOH ---> CH3COONa + CH3CH2OH
if large esters presen in animal or vegetable fats are heated with NaOH , sodium salt of large acid is formed which are important ingredients of soap
This is the reason, this reaction is also called as saponification reaction
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