Question

alcohol + Carboxylic acid = ester ..the esterification is nucleophilic or electrophilic substitution reaction with reason ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

they involve an acid catalyst, esterification reactions like 11 and 12 are still nucleophilic acyl substitution reactions. The mechanism of acid catalysed esterification is similar to that outlined in Scheme 2 except that the process begins with protonation of a carbonyl oxygen atom.