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The products formed in the reaction are:

 

Option: 1


Option: 2


Option: 3


Option: 4


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Esterification of carboxylic acid -

⇒ Carboxylic acid with alcohols or phenols forms esters in the presence of catalyst H2SO4 / HCl

⇒  It's a kind of nucleophilic acyl substitution.

⇒  Involves cleavage of C - OH bond.

- wherein

RCOOH+R'OH\rightleftharpoons RCOOR'+H_{2}O

Therefore, Option(1) is correct.

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