If esterification of (-) lactic acid with CH3OH gives (+) methyl lactete (where - COOH of acid gets coverted to - COOR). Which statement is incorrect?
Configuration has changed.
Direction of rotation has changed.
Configuration doesn't change.
None of these
As we learnt in
Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction -
SN1substitution nucleophilic unimolecular reaction.
These reactions proceed in two steps.
- wherein
Configuration of molecule doesn't change.
Option 1)
Configuration has changed.
Incorrect
Option 2)
Direction of rotation has changed.
Incorrect
Option 3)
Configuration doesn't change.
Correct
Option 4)
None of these
Incorrect