Indicate the CORRECT alternative: a) Acid halides react only in the presence of a catalyst. b) The reaction of an acid chloride with an alcohol produces less of an ester than using the Fischer reaction. c) The nucleophilic substitution reaction in acid derivatives occurs through an SN1 mechanism. d) Reduction of an ester with LiAlH4 yields only secondary alcohols. e) Hydrolysis of an amide in an acid medium produces a carboxylic acid and a protonated amine.

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Indicate the CORRECT alternative:

a) Acid halides react only in the presence of a catalyst.

b) The reaction of an acid chloride with an alcohol produces less of an ester than using the Fischer reaction.

c) The nucleophilic substitution reaction in acid derivatives occurs through an SN1 mechanism.

d) Reduction of an ester with LiAlH4 yields only secondary alcohols.

e) Hydrolysis of an amide in an acid medium produces a carboxylic acid and a protonated amine.

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