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Most reactive alcohol towards esterification is (A) Primary alcohol (B) Secondary alcohol (C) Tertiary alcohol (D) All are same reactive |
Answer» Correct option (A) Primary alcohol Explanation: The order of reactivity for O & H of an alcohol cleavage is goes down from primary to tertiary alcohol (as stability of alcoxide ions is lower in tertiary alcohol). Therefore, tertiary alcohols will be the least reactive towards this reaction, hence the order of increasing reactivity will be Tertiary < Secondary < Primary alcohol. |
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