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Assertion (A): In esterification, carbox...

Assertion (A): In esterification, carboxylic acid and alcohol reacts in the presence of acid to give ester.
Reason (R) : Esterification is the reverse of saponification.

A

Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A).

B

Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion (A).

C

Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.

D

Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

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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

  • Carboxylic acids and esters are

    A
    Functional isomers
    B
    Keto-enol-tautomers
    C
    Geometriacal isomers
    D
    Not isomers at all

  • Monocarboxylic acids react with alcohols in presence of an acid catalyst to form:

    A
    acid chlorides
    B
    acid amides
    C
    esters
    D
    ethers

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