MHT CET Chemistry question

Which product is obtained from the following esterification reaction? C_6H_5CH_2COOH + CH_3CH_2{}^{18}OH \xrightarrow[Heat]{H^+} ?

(A)(option text not legible in the source)
(B)Correct
(C)
(D)

Answer: (B)

Solution

In acid-catalysed esterification the acyl C–OH bond of the acid breaks, so the alcohol keeps its oxygen: the labelled oxygen appears in the –O–CH2CH3 part of

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