* Favorskii rearrangement of α-haloketones in presence of base
* Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of ketones with peroxides
* Pinner reaction of nitriles with an alcohol
* Nucleophilic abstraction of a metal–acyl complex
*Hydrolysis of orthoesters in aqueous acid
*Cellulolysis via esterification
* Ozonolysis of alkenes using a work up in the presence of hydrochloric acid and various alcohols.
* Anodic oxidation of methyl ketones leading to methyl esters.
* Interesterification exchanges the fatty acid groups of different esters.