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This document describes the mechanism for the hydrolysis reaction of an ester, showing that the ester reacts with water in the presence of a base such as sodium hydroxide to produce an alcohol and a carboxylate salt. The reaction proceeds through the attack of hydroxide ion on the carbonyl carbon of the ester, forming a tetrahedral intermediate that collapses to break the ester bond and form an alcohol and carboxylate anion.

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Soy Viranda Kusuma

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