JEE Main Chemistry question

Which of the following methods is not employed to prepare methyl benzoate, C₆H₅COOCH₃?

(A)C₆H₅COOH, (CH₃)₂SO₄
(B)C₆H₅COCl, C₂H₅OHCorrect
(C)C₆H₅COOH, CH₂N₂
(D)C₆H₅COOC₂H₅, CH₃OH

Answer: (B)

Solution

Benzoyl chloride reacting with ethanol (C₂H₅OH, not methanol) would give ethyl benzoate, not methyl benzoate — this combination of reagents does not produce the target methyl ester. The other

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Question ID VK-149501