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The esterification of carboxylic acids with alcohols is a kind of

A

electrophilic acyl substituation

B

nucleophilic acyl subsitutaion

C

electrophilic acyl addition

D

nucleophilic acyl addition

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The esterification of carboxylic acids with alcohols is a kind nuleophilic acyl substituation.
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