The rate of esterification of CH 3 COOH is fastest with

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The rate of esterification of CH 3 COOH is fastest with (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)

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Rate of esterification is faster with alcohols than phenols. The less crowded alcohol will have faster rate of esterification. The observed rate of esterification is <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/26a79e3ff0e6de46a42082693f921241-.png" />

Q. The rate of esterification of CH3​COOH is fastest with

Rate of esterification is faster with alcohols than phenols. The less crowded alcohol will have faster rate of esterification. The observed rate of esterification is

Q. The rate of esterification of $C H_{3} COO H$ is fastest with