Definition for Esterification
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Esterification is when an alcohol and a carboxylic acid react together (with sulphuric acid as a catalyst) to form an ester.
An example would be: butanol (alcohol) + pentanoic acid (carboxylic acid) yields butyl pentanoate (ester)