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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 a. Optically active mixture b. Pure enantiomer c. Meso compound d. Racemic mixture

An enantiomerically pure acid is treated with a 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

Grade:6

4 Answers

Kevin Nash
askIITians Faculty 332 Points
8 years ago

a) The optically active acid will react with d and l forms of alcohol present in the racemie mixture at different rates to form two diastereomers in unequal amounts leading to optical activity of the product.

Krishnapal
11 Points
5 years ago
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Prachi
13 Points
5 years ago
The answer above is correct as the acid form will be same nd have equal chiral carbon nd will be optically active
Kartik
15 Points
4 years ago
The enatiomerically pure acid or optically active acid will react with both the forms (d and l) of the alcohol in the racemic mixture to form isomeric pair of esters. In each isomer the configuration of the chiral center(carbon) remains the same , so the mixture will be optically active.

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