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what is esterification

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Esterification is the reaction of an acid (condensation of the carboxyl group of the acid) with an alcohol (the hydroxyl group of the alcohol) in the presence of a catalyst.

A common one is called the Fischer esterification, which is when excess/xs alcohol reacts with a carboxylic acid in (other) acid. Here is an example of a general carboxylic acid reacting with a general alcohol in HCl : ... Under these conditions, the regular alcohol can act as a good nucleophile.

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