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=// Hydrolysis //= > RCONH2 + H2O ® RCOOH + NH3 > RCONHR' + H2O ® RCOOH + R'NH2 > RCOOR' + H2O ® RCOOH + R'OH > RBr + H2O ® ROH + H+ + Br- > Note that the chemical equations above illustrate a reaction with water.
 * Hydrolysis is therefore the reaction of an organic compound with water.
 * Hydrolysis is often **catalysed** (in acidic or alkaline solution).
 * ===**The products of hydrolysis depend upon what is being hydrolysed...**===
 * 1) The **hydrolysis of a primary amide** forms a carboxylic acid and ammonia.
 * 1) The **hydrolysis of a secondary amide** forms a carboxylic acid and primary amine.
 * 1) The **hydrolysis of an ester** forms a carboxylic acid and an alcohol.
 * 1) The **hydrolysis of a halogenoalkane** forms an alcohol.
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