Esterification of the acid (P) with the alcohol (Q) gives :
A
only one enantiomer
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B
a mixture of diastereomer
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C
a mixture of enantiomer
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D
only one fraction on fractional distillation
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Solution
The correct option is B a mixture of diastereomer
Esterification of the acid (P) with the alcohol (Q) will give (R configuration) a mixture of diastereomers. They are as shown above. Diastereomers are non-superimposable and not mirror images.