Question

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

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

Answer 1

The correct option is A an optically active mixture

When an enantiomerically pure acid is treated with a racemic mixture of an alcohol having one chiral carbon, the ester formed will be an optically active mixture. The optical activity will be due to the chiral carbon atom of acid.