Fischer esterification is:

nucleophilic acyl substitution reaction

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electrophilic substitution reaction

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electrophilic addition reaction

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free redical substitution reaction

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The correct option is B nucleophilic acyl substitution reaction
Fischer esterification is nucleophilic substitution reaction.
$- O H$ group of $c a r b o x y l i c$ acid is replaced with $- O R$ group from $a l c o h o l$ . $O$ atom of alcohol is the nucleophile.
Its mechanism is as shown.

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Fischer esterification is:

The correct option is B nucleophilic acyl substitution reactionFischer esterification is nucleophilic substitution reaction.−OH group of carboxylic acid is replaced with −OR group from alcohol. O atom of alcohol is the nucleophile.Its mechanism is as shown.

The correct option is B nucleophilic acyl substitution reaction
Fischer esterification is nucleophilic substitution reaction.
$- O H$ group of $c a r b o x y l i c$ acid is replaced with $- O R$ group from $a l c o h o l$ . $O$ atom of alcohol is the nucleophile.
Its mechanism is as shown.