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An enantiomerically pure acid is treated with racemic mixture of an alcohol having one chiral carbon. The ester formed will be :
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When optically active acid reacts with racemic mixture of an alcohol, it forms two types of isomeric esters. In each the configuration of the chiral centre of acid will remain the same. So the mixture will be optically active.
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