Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Carboxylic acids and derivatives

Carboxylic acids and derivatives — practice question

An alcohol, $X$, and a dicarboxylic acid, $Y$, react to produce the double ester, $Z$. The diagram displays the structure of the ester. Which row concerning the reactants that form ester $Z$ is correct?

  • Asecondary; non-planar
  • Bsecondary; planar
  • Ctertiary; non-planar
  • Dtertiary; planar

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