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Esterification of carboxylic acids is a/an __________ reaction.(a) irreversible(b) nucleophilic addition(c) electrophilic substitution(d) nucleophilic substitutionThe question was asked during an interview for a job.This is a very interesting question from Carboxylic Acids Chemical Reactions topic in section Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids of Chemistry – Class 12

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Right choice is (d) nucleophilic substitution

For explanation: When carboxylic acids are heated with alcohols with suitable catalyst, esters are FORMED. This is a REVERSIBLE reaction due to all the INDIVIDUAL STEPS involved in the mechanism of this reaction are reversible in nature. It is a type of nucleophilic ACYL substitution reaction.



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