What is the name of the general reaction type that carboxylic acids,esters,and amides undergo?
A)Electrophilic acyl addition
B)Nucleophilic acyl addition
C)Nucleophilic acyl substitution
D)Electrophilic acyl substitution

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Carboxylic acids, esters, and amides undergo nucleophilic acyl substitution reactions, where the carbonyl carbon is attacked by a nucleophile and the leaving group (usually -OH or -OR) leaves the molecule.

What Is the Name of the General Reaction Type That