Chemistry A-Level
Acid-catalysed hydrolysis
What Acid-catalysed hydrolysis means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Acid-catalysed hydrolysis
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Reference: OCR
Reaction in hot aqueous acid in which an ester reacts with water to give a carboxylic acid and an alcohol, with the acid regenerated at the end.
Topics that use Acid-catalysed hydrolysis
- Carboxylic acids and esters (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Acid–base behaviour of products
- Acyl chlorides as reactive acid derivatives
- By-products sulfur dioxide and hydrogen chloride
- Carboxylate salt formation
- Catalysis by concentrated sulfuric acid
- condensation
- Equilibrium position and yield versus rate
- Ester and amide formation
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