Saponification of ethyl benzoate with caustic soda as alkali gives

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The correct option is B
Sodium benzoate and ethanol

$C_{6} H_{5} C O O C_{2} H_{5} E t h y l b e n z o a t e + N a O H △ \to C_{6} H_{5} C O O N a S o d . b e n z o a t e + C_{2} H_{5} O H E t h a n o l$

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