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ChemistryAldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsJEE Main

In the reaction ROH + R'COOH → R'–CO–OR + H₂O, the water formed is produced by the combination of

Answer: (A)

Solution

Isotope-labelling studies of Fischer esterification show the alcohol's oxygen is retained in the ester

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