saponification of ester to carboxylic acid Solution Reaction: RCOOR` =====>RCOOH

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Reaction: RCOOR` =====>RCOOH + R`OH Reaction type: Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution Carboxylic esters hydrolyse to the parent carboxylic acid and an alcohol. Reagents : aqueous acid (e.g. H2SO4) / heat,or aqueous NaOH / heat (known as "saponification") . These mechanisms are among some of the most studied in organic chemistry. Both are based on the formation of a tetrahedral intermediate which then dissociates. In both cases it is the C-O bond between the acyl group and the oxygen that is cleaved.

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