How do you produce an ester from a carboxylic acid? 1. Heat the acid with an alcohol and catalytic acid 2. Deprotonate the acid with a base and react with an alcohol 3. Deprotonate the acid with a base and react with an alkyl halide A) 1 only  B) 2 only  C) 3 only  D) 1 and 2  E) 1 and 3

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How do you produce an ester from a carboxylic acid?

1. Heat the acid with an alcohol and catalytic acid

2. Deprotonate the acid with a base and react with an alcohol

3. Deprotonate the acid with a base and react with an alkyl halide

A) 1 only 

B) 2 only 

C) 3 only 

D) 1 and 2 

E) 1 and 3

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