The boiling points of ethyl acetate and `CH_3 OH`, respectively, are `77^@ C` and `65^@ C`.
Channel: Doubtnut
Date: 2020-07-26

The boiling points of ethyl acetate and `CH_3 OH`, respectively, are `77^@ C` and `65^@ C`. Which of the following reactions can be shifted to the right by the distillation of the reaction mixture at about `66^@ C`.  (I) `MeCOOEt + MeOH rarr`  (II) `MeCOOMe + EtOH rarr`  (III) `MeCOOMe + PhOH rarr`  (IV) `MeCOOPh + MeOH rarr`.