JEE Main Chemistry question

When ethyl benzoate is hydrolysed with aqueous alkali, the species present in the medium are

Answer: (B)

Solution

Alkaline hydrolysis (saponification) of an ester is essentially irreversible: the carboxylic acid portion is deprotonated by

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Question ID VK-140079