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What is Transesterification?

Definition 24.10 University Chemistry — Year 2 · Chapter 24 — Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

A transesterification exchanges the alcohol part of an ester, RCOOR′+R′′OH⇌RCOOR′′+R′OH\mathrm{RCOOR' + R''OH \rightleftharpoons RCOOR'' + R'OH}, under acid or base catalysis.

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