JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers JEE Main

In , the bond that most readily undergoes heterolytic cleavage during its (Fischer esterification) reaction with is the

(A) bond
(B) bond
(C) bondCorrect
(D) bond

Answer: (C)

Solution

In acid-catalysed (Fischer) esterification, the alcohol attacks the protonated acid's carbonyl carbon through its oxygen lone pair, and its bond is retained intact all the

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