NEET Chemistry Reactions of Carboxylic Acids Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): In the esterification of carboxylic acids, the carbonyl oxygen is protonated first.
Reason (R): Protonation of the carbonyl group enhances its electrophilic character, facilitating nucleophilic attack.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
According to the NCERT context, protonation of the carbonyl oxygen activates the carbonyl group for nucleophilic addition of the alcohol, making both the assertion and the reason correct, with the reason explaining the assertion.
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