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Esters are hydrolysed under alkaline conditions to the carboxylate anion and the alcohol.

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[OH]
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H2O
         
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Ester (AS/A2 generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydroxide ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water Solvent    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Carboxylic acid anion (AS/A2 generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Alcohol (AS/A2 generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
Hydrolysis
Substitution: Addition-followed-by Elimination
Substitution: Nucleophilic @ Acyl-Nfg

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