What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

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The reaction involves the nucleophilic acyl substitution of an acyl chloride (RCOCl) with an alcohol (ROH) in the presence of a base (pyridine). The product obtained will be an ester (RCOOR'). In this case, the acyl chloride is benzoyl chloride (C6H5COCl) and the alcohol is methanol (CH3OH). The reaction will yield methyl benzoate (C6H5COOCH3) as the major product. This is because methanol is a smaller and more reactive alcohol than others like ethanol or propanol.

What Is the Major Organic Product Obtained from the Following