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

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OPTICALLY active mixture
Pure enantiomer
Meso compound
Racemicmixture

Solution :The optically active acid will react with d and l forms of alcohol present in the RACEMIC mixture at DIFFERENT rates to form two diastereomers in UNEQUAL ammmts leading to OPTICAL activity of the product.


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