Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives - Result Question 48
34. ( $\pm$ ) $2$-phenylpropanoic acid on treatment with $(+)$ $2$ -butanol gives $(A)$ and $(B)$. Deduce their structures and also establish stereochemical relation between them.
(2003)
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Solution:
The two stereoisomers of $2$-phenyl propanoic acid in the racemic mixture are :
Here $A$ and $B$ are diastereomers.
BETA
