Is Esterification a Condensation or Dehydration reaction?
wrxsti Rambo Joined Jul 20, 2006 Messages 1,653 Location Nandos Gender Male HSC 2007 May 4, 2007 #1 Is Esterification a Condensation or Dehydration reaction?
X xiao1985 Active Member Joined Jun 14, 2003 Messages 5,703 Gender Male HSC N/A May 5, 2007 #2 both seems fine... though chemists seem to refer to it as condensation...
F Forbidden. Banned Joined Feb 28, 2006 Messages 4,426 Location Deep trenches of burning HELL Gender Male HSC 2007 Oct 22, 2007 #3 Condensation because it releases a small molecule i.e. water.
elgost25 New Member Joined May 27, 2007 Messages 8 Gender Male HSC 2007 Oct 22, 2007 #4 also remember that the actual laboratory process is known as reflux
