The relative order of esterification of the following alcohols is

1.	The relative order of esterification of the following alcohols is
Answer» `I lt II lt III` `I gt II gt III` `I lt III lt II` `I gt III gt II` SOLUTION :The rate DETERMINING step for esterification is the addition of ALCOHOL. The rate determining step involves change of HYBRIDISATION of carbonyl carbon from `sp^(2)` to `sp^(3)`, and consequently steric retardation increases as the size of alcohol increases and hence the rate of esterification DECREASES

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