Monocarboxylic acids reacts with alcohols in presence of an acid catalyst to form:

acid chlorides

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acid amides

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esters

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ethers

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Solution

The correct option is C esters
$A c i d + A l c o h o l H^{+} - - \to E s t e r F r u i t y S m e l l + W a t e r$
Hence option (C) is correct.

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