Esters are formed by the condensation reaction between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid. This is known as esterification. In a condensation reaction, two molecules join and produce a larger ...

Carboxylic acids are weak acids that react in the same way as other acids. They are responsible for the rancid flavour and smell of off food. Esters, fats and oils Esters are formed in ...

Overoxidation often occurs with many conventional methods, causing unwanted byproducts such as carboxylic acid and esters to be formed. Traditional alcohol oxidation methods also often require the ...

Svea Meuser, Global Business Director Carboxylic Acids & Specialty Esters at OQ Chemicals, added: “Heptanoic acid is important across a broad range of industries, from lubricants and energy ...

From June 2025, OQ Chemicals has plans to begin heptanoic acid production in Oberhausen, Germany. With this, the company aims ...