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an acid and an alcohol fall in love and lose a water molecule in the process.
means a chemical reaction where a carboxylic acid and an alcohol combine to form an ester, releasing water.
from from ester, an 1848 German coinage (essigäther, vinegar ether) by chemist leopold gmelin, blending the words for acid and ether.
catalyst neededusually requires sulfuric acid to speed things up
reversible reactionwater can reverse it back to acid and alcohol
fischer methodnamed after emil fischer, nobel laureate, 1895
for instance
biodiesel production — vegetable oil esterified into fatty acid methyl esters
aspirin synthesis — salicylic acid esterified with acetic anhydride
nail polish remover — ethyl acetate, an ester used as solvent