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Why would the removal of water from the reaction mixture result in an increase conversion of benzoic acid to methyl benzoate? Explain briefly please. This question regards the experiment of esterification of methyl benzoate from benzoic acid Why would the removal of water from the reaction mixture result in an increase conversion of benzoic acid to methyl benzoate? Explain briefly please. This question regards the experiment of esterification of methyl benzoate from benzoic acid This question regards the experiment of esterification of methyl benzoate from benzoic acid

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Because esterification is a reversible reaction.so that presence of water may be hydrolyses the ester formed from the reactants.that results decrease in yield of formation of ester.

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