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Fischer Esterification
Fischer Esterification
Fischer Esterification
The basic reaction for ester formation is the synthesis reaction between glacial acetic acid
and alcohol, under acid catalysis (concentrated sulfuric acid). One of the reasons why the
reaction is run this way is because the reaction is in equilibrium, and is subject to Le Chateliers
principle, a system at equilibrium adjusts so as to minimize any stress applied to it. Because
the reaction
, the