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The ester of an aliphatic acid is heated with what to produce acid?(a) Lithium(b) Calcium(c) Zinc(d) All of the mentionedThis question was posed to me in an interview for internship.My question comes from Esterification of Carboxylic Acid and Derivatives topic in chapter Esterification of Unit Processes

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Correct option is (d) All of the mentioned

The explanation: When triethyl PHOSPHATE or an ester of an aliphatic acid is heated with LITHIUM, calcium, zinc, or ferric chloride, an ALKYL HALIDE and a salt of the acid are OBTAINED.



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