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Question

An enantiomerically pure acid is treated with racemic mixture of an alcohol having one chiral carbon.The ester formed will be

A

optically active mixture

B

pure enantiomer

C

meso compound

D

racemic mixture

Answer

optically active mixture

Explanation

Solution

Reaction occur at planar $sp^2$ carbon giving racemic mixture of product.