Fischer esterification

Fischer esterification

English

Etymology

Named for Emil Fischer, the chemist who first described this reaction.

Noun

Fischer esterification (countable and uncountable, plural Fischer esterifications)

  1. (chemistry) The esterification of a carboxylic acid by heating it with an alcohol in the presence of a strong acid as the catalyst.
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