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Reactions
Involving
Cleavage of
C–OH Bond
Rationalised 2023-24
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Chemistry
Mechanism of esterification of carboxylic acids: The esterification of carboxylic
acids with alcohols is a kind of nucleophilic acyl substitution Protonation of the
carbonyl oxygen activates the carbonyl group towards nucleophilic addition of the
alcohol