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Consider the given reaction CH3−COOC2H5C2H5ONa−−−−−−→C2H5OHenolateionester(X)−−−−−−−−−−−−−→ClaisencondensationProduct
For the above reaction the most reactive ester is:

A
C6H5COOC2H5
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C2H5OCOCOOC2H5
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HCOOC2H5
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C2H5OCOOC2H5
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Solution

The correct option is B C2H5OCOCOOC2H5
For the above reaction the most reactive ester is diethyl oxalate represented by option (B).
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