JEE Main Chemistry question

Esterification of alcohols involves

(A)The H of the alcohol and the OH of the acidCorrect
(B)The OH of the alcohol and the H of the acid
(C)The OH of the alcohol and the OH of the acid
(D)The H of the alcohol and the H of the acid

Answer: (A)

Solution

In Fischer esterification, the water molecule eliminated is formed from the alcohol's acidic hydrogen (lost during the proton-transfer steps) and the acid's hydroxyl oxygen (which departs as part

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