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Why do carboxylic acids behave as acids whereas alcohols don’t although both have an –OH as a part of their structure?

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Answered by adwaitjoshi28
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Answer:To drive the equilibrium to make more ester, excess alcohol is added following Le Chatelier's Principle. In addition, an acid catalyst is needed. Its role is to facilitate the nucleophilic attack of the alcohol at the carbonyl carbon of the carboxylic acid.

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