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Unlike esters, which can be prepared by acid-catalyzed condensation of an alcohol and a carboxylic acid, amides cannot be prepared by an acid-catalyzed condensation of an amine and a carboxylic acid. Why?

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Unlike esters, which can be prepared by acid-catalyzed condensation of an alcohol-example-1
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