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When an alcohol and carboxylic acid are located on the same carbon chain, the alcohol can attack the carboxylic acid, which would undergo nucleophilic substitution and form ____.

Answer

When an alcohol and carboxylic acid are located on the same carbon chain, the alcohol can attack the carboxylic acid, which would undergo nucleophilic substitution and form an intramolecular ester.
When an alcohol and carboxylic acid are located on the same carbon chain, the alcohol can attack the carboxylic acid, w…

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