Esterification vs. Saponification

Esterificationnoun

(organic chemistry) Any reaction (typically between an acid and an alcohol) that results in the production of an ester

Saponificationnoun

(chemistry) The hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of the acid.

Saponificationnoun

The reaction of a metallic alkali (base) with a fat or oil to form soap.

Saponificationnoun

The act, process, or result, of soap making; conversion into soap; specifically (Chem.), the decomposition of fats and other ethereal salts by alkalies; as, the saponification of ethyl acetate.

Saponificationnoun

a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap)

Saponification

Saponification is a process that involves the conversion of fat, oil, or lipid, into soap and alcohol by the action of aqueous alkali (e.g. NaOH).) Soaps are salts of fatty acids, which in turn are carboxylic acids with long carbon chains.