Esters can be formed by heating carboxylic acids and alcohols in the presence of?
- Correct Answer: an acid catalyst
- an oxygen catalyst
- a nuclear catalyst
- an carbon catalyst
Explanation: Esters can be formed by heating carboxylic acids and alcohols in the presence of an acid catalyst. This process is reversible, and the starting materials can be regenerated by reacting an ester with water in the presence of a weak base.
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