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What Is the Role of Acid in Acid-Catalyzed Acyl Substitution

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What is the role of acid in acid-catalyzed acyl substitution reactions?


A) It protonates the carbonyl oxygen,making the carbon more electrophilic.
B) It protonates the nucleophile,making it more nucleophilic.
C) It protonates the carbonyl oxygen,making the carbon more negatively charged.
D) It makes the solvent more polar,improving the rate of substitution reactions.

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