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Q.

Ease of esterification of the following alcohols
I) CH3CH2OH 
II) (CH3)2CHOH
III) (CH3)3COH with HCOOH is

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a

I = II = III

b

II < I < III

c

III < II < I

d

I < II < III

answer is B.

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Larger is the size of alcohol, more difficult it will be for an alcohol to attack the carbonyl group of protonated acid and there is too much steric crowding in a tetrahedral complex.

Hence primary alcohol reacts faster.

Therefore, III < II < I

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