Esterification of acid chloride with ethanol is usually carried out in the presence of pyridine. The function of pyridine is

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Esterification of acid chloride with ethanol is usually carried out in the presence of pyridine. The function of pyridine is (A) to remove HCl formed in the re (B) to react with acid chloride to form an acylpyridinium ion (C) both (a) and (b) (D) as a catalyst

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During esterification of acid chloride with ethanol, function of pyridine is to remove HCl formed in the reaction and also to react with acid chloride to form an acylpyridinium ion.

Q. Esterification of acid chloride with ethanol is usually carried out in the presence of pyridine. The function of pyridine is

to remove HCl formed in the re

to react with acid chloride to form an acylpyridinium ion

both (a) and (b)

as a catalyst

During esterification of acid chloride with ethanol, function of pyridine is to remove $H Cl$ formed in the reaction and also to react with acid chloride to form an acylpyridinium ion.