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Carboxylic Acid Derivatives | 8 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
Naming Carboxylic Acids | 10 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
Diacid Nomenclature | 6 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
Naming Esters | 5 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
Naming Nitriles | 2 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
Acid Chloride Nomenclature | 6 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
Naming Anhydrides | 7 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
Naming Amides | 6 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution | 18 mins | 0 completed | Learn Summary |
Carboxylic Acid to Acid Chloride | 7 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
Fischer Esterification | 5 mins | 0 completed | Learn Summary |
Acid-Catalyzed Ester Hydrolysis | 4 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
Saponification | 3 mins | 0 completed | Learn Summary |
Transesterification | 5 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
Lactones, Lactams and Cyclization Reactions | 10 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
Carboxylation | 6 mins | 0 completed | Learn |
Decarboxylation Mechanism | 15 mins | 0 completed | Learn Summary |
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Carboxylic Acid |
Ester |
When you hear "saponification" just know that this is a base-catalyzed hydrolysis of an ester. The mechanism and final product are slightly different. Let's take a look.
Concept #1: Mechanism
Mechanism:
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