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Explain esterification reaction with an example.

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When carboxylic acids are treated with alcohol in the presence of Conc. `H_(2)SO_(4)` as catalyst to give ester is called esterification.
`underset("Acelicacid")(CH_(3)-COOH)+underset("methylalcohol")(HO-CH_(3))overset(H^(+))rarrunderset("methylacetate")(CH_(3)COOCH_(3))+H_(2)O`
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