Question

Pure enantiomericacid+optically active alcohol having chiral $C$ atom $\to$ ?
The product will be:

• A. An optically active compound
• B. A meso compound
• C. A racemic mixture
• D. A pure enantiomer

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

$(+)RCOOH+(-)R^{\prime }OH\to (+)(-)RCOO{R}^{\prime }$
Pure enantiomeric acid (O.A. alcohol) (O.A. ester)