ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Esterification

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Esterification is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any reaction (typically between an acid and an alcohol) that results in the production of an ester.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Vinylcyclopropane 19 is readily converted to diester 22 by oxidative cleavage followed by esterification.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include interesterification, thioesterification, etherification, reesterification, olefination, epoxygenation.

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