Chemistry A-Level
Base hydrolysis of esters
What Base hydrolysis of esters means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Base hydrolysis of esters
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Hydroxide ions attack the ester link irreversibly, giving the dicarboxylate salt and the diol, because the carboxylic acid formed is deprotonated to the carboxylate.
Topics that use Base hydrolysis of esters
- Polyesters and polyamides (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Acid hydrolysis of esters
- Addition polymerisation
- Amide group formation
- Amide linkage
- Condensation polymerisation
- Dicarboxylic acid and diol monomers
- Dicarboxylic acid and diol or diamine monomers
- difunctional monomers
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