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MHT CET Chemistry question

ChemistryAldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsMHT CET

Which of the following carboxylic acid can be esterified most readily?

Answer: (A)

Solution

The rate of esterification falls with steric hindrance near the carboxyl group, so the least hindered acid, acetic acid (a), reacts fastest; the

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