Hi everyone. I have a question regarding what I think is an acid-base neutralization reaction of two species. I have a substrate which is functionalized with FeOH, lets call it RFeOH. I then have a solution containing species functionalized with carboxylic acid, lets call it R'COOH. I was wondering if the binding of these two species takes place via an acid (COOH) base (FeOH) reaction. Would it happen like this?
RFeOH + RCOOH --> RFeO-COO R' +H2O
Is this correct?