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Question: In the esterification of propanoic acid with methanol in the presence of a mineral acid, which is no...

In the esterification of propanoic acid with methanol in the presence of a mineral acid, which is not the expected intermediate species?

A

B

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D

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H+\xrightarrow { \mathrm { H } ^ { + } } \leftrightarrow CH3OH\xrightarrow { \mathrm { CH } _ { 3 } \mathrm { OH } }