Identify final products in the following sequence of reactions RCOOH + R'OH H^+ intermediate [Ni, ] H_2 Products

MHT CET 2026 Chemistry question

Identify final products in the following sequence of reactions \mathrm{RCOOH + R'OH \overset{H^+}{\rightleftharpoons} intermediate \xrightarrow[Ni,\ \Delta]{H_2} Products}

(A)R'COOH + RCHOH
(B)RCHOH + R' - OHCorrect
(C)R' CHOH + R-OH
(D)R – OH + R' – OH

Answer: (B)

Solution

Step 1 is acid-catalysed Fischer esterification: , so the intermediate is the ester . Step 2 is catalytic hydrogenation (H/Ni, heat) of the ester, which reduces the acyl part to a primary alcohol and

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