What is saponification reaction?

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When triglycerides in fat/oil react with aqueous NaOH or KOH, they are converted into soap and glycerol.
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Saponification is the alkaline hydrolysis of the fatty acid esters.more briefly we can say like the chemical reaction between any fat and sodium hydroxide is a saponification reaction.
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Saponification is a process that produces soap, usually from fats and lye.
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Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long chain fatty acids. When triglycerides in fat/oil react 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 Saponification pro...
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Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long chain fatty acids. When triglycerides in fat/oil react 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 Saponification pro...
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It is a reaction in which ester is heated in presence of a base (mainly NaOH) to give out ethanol & ethanoic acid, this process is used in making of soap. NaOH(Sodium Hydroxide) example: CH3COOC2H5 ----------------> CH3COOH + C2H5OH Ethyl Ethanoate Ethanoic acid Ethanol
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Saponification is the alkaline hydrolysis of the fatty acid esters.more briefly we can say like the chemical reaction between any fat and sodium hydroxide is a saponification reaction
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Alkaline hydrolysis of an ester to give the salt of the corresponding carboxylic acid and the alcohol is called saponification. It is reverse of esterification.
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