plz explain the mechanism of alcoholic acidiy test
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The carbonyl oxygen of the carboxylic acid is protonated. This increases the positive character of carbonyl carbon. The nucleophile (alcohol) attacks the carbonyl carbon.
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In aqueous solutions, phenols are weakly acidic and lower the pH of a solvent system to fully deprotonate the alcohol to form alkoxide ions.
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