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20. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives:NAS - Part 1 of 4!
22. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: NAS / Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution – The Three Rules / Problem 1
Problem 1

i) Identify the reactions that will not produce the given carbonyl product.
ii) Which reactions from part (i) will occur upon addition of an acid catalyst?



Three reaction mechanisms for nucleophilic acyl substitution in carboxylic acid derivatives.