• Esterification

    Noun

    esterification

    (plural esterifications)
    1. (organic chemistry) Any reaction (typically between an acid and an alcohol) that results in the production of an esterAldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich
    2. Vinylcyclopropane 19 is readily converted to diester 22 by oxidative cleavage followed by esterification.
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