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Fischer esterification

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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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