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ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

In the esterification reaction between -2-butanol and -2-methylbutanoic acid, how many optically active compounds would be present in the final equilibrium mixture?

Answer: 8

Solution

The equilibrium mixture contains unreacted -2-butanol (2 optically active forms), unreacted -2-methylbutanoic acid (2 optically active forms), and the ester formed by combining each enantiomer of the alcohol with each enantiomer of the

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