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Esterification vs Reesterification - What's the difference?

esterification | reesterification |

As nouns the difference between esterification and reesterification

is that esterification is esterification while reesterification is (organic chemistry) the act, or the result of reesterifying.

esterification

English

Noun

(wikipedia esterification) (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any reaction (typically between an acid and an alcohol) that results in the production of an ester
    • Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4] (pdf) from [http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/chemistry/chemical-synthesis/learning-center/aldrichimica-acta.html Sigma-Aldrich
  • ::Vinylcyclopropane 19 is readily converted to diester 22 by oxidative cleavage followed by esterification .

    • reesterification

    English

    Alternative forms

    * re-esterification

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) The act, or the result of reesterifying