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But thanks. That helped clear up how understanding a similar mechanism can work in place of the unknown

I only know it to the extent of this video I'm assuming the carboxylic acid is the acid catalyst in the peroxy formation and H2O2 serves the exact same role as R-OH?

For the reaction of H2O2 + any-Carboxylic acid to create any-peroxycarboxylic acid What type of reaction is this? Sn1? Sn2? E1? E2? Acid/Base? What is the mechanism? I know the balanced equation. I know that water is a byproduct of this reaction. But what really happens in terms of proton/electron transfer