In the esterification of propanoic acid with methanol in the presence of a mineral acid, which of the following are intermediate species?
A
⊕OH||C2H5−C−OH
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B
OH|C2H5−C⊕−OH
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C
OH|C2H5−C−OH|OCH3
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D
OH|C2H5−C⊕−OCH3
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Solution
The correct options are A⊕OH||C2H5−C−OH BOH|C2H5−C⊕−OH COH|C2H5−C−OH|OCH3 DOH|C2H5−C⊕−OCH3 In the esterification of propanoic acid with methanol in the presence of a mineral acid, compounds A,B,C and D are prepared in order and the final product is O||C2H5−C−OCH3