CH3CO-OCH3+H-OH==濃H2SO4/δ = = ch3co-oh+ch3o-h
酯化只能在濃硫酸的催化下進行,而水解可以在濃硫酸的催化下進行,也可以用堿逆向水解,更大程度上,酯在堿性條件下會水解成相應的醇和有機酸鹽CH3Co-och 2ch 3+NaOH = = ch 3c oona+ch 3 H2 oh。
酯化反應是羧酸分子中的羥基與醇分子中羥基的氫原子結合形成水,其余的相互結合形成酯。相當於水解反應的逆過程:ch3co-oh+ch3o-h = = ch3co-och 3+h-oh。