esterification
neutralization
hydroxylation
hydrolysis
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@Reh Esterification is the reaction of acid and alkanol not alkanol and alkanoic
Esters or alkanoates is the reaction of alkanol and alkanoic
Please take note now referring to the question myschool is actually correct meaning ,the reaction is between acid and base ie ethanoic acid and NaOH so it is correct 
According to Jamb syllabus, maybe option is what they wanted but judging from the question, since the product formed is an ester, there is no two ways about it to doubt that the process is something else—this is an esterification—as the process by which alkanol and alkanoic acid react to form an ester (salt) and water.
Although from my explanation, we can also say that it's a neutralization reaction since H20 and Salt are formed respectively. Hence two correct options in the same question 😅
The result of that reaction forms an ester
CH3COOH+NaOH--> CH3COONa+H2O
Sodium ethanoate is an ester.. neutralization is wrong
this is so because esterification is a reaction between an alkanol and acid. but in the question above the reaction is between acid and base
the equation of reaction for the question being asked is:
CH3COOH + NaOH>CH3COONa +H2O . so from the equation you observe that the correct option is neutralization. Neutralization is a process whereby acid and base reaction to form salt and water only.From our equation, the products are salt and water, therefore neutralization is correct
