chemist101

Hi there, I'm a chemistry student in University just now and I've got a synthesis problem that is confusing me slightly. I can't seem to find help in any of my textbooks. The starting molecule for the reaction is a ketone. The reagents for use are H2, a platinum catalyst and a carboxlic acid molecule. It is my understanding that the ketone will be reduced by the hydrogen and catalyst, to a secondary alcohol. It is also my understanding that the carboxylic acid cannot be reduced under these conditions as stronger reducing agents are required. I am now wondering if the secondary alcohol and carboxylic acid will react together to form an ester? This would be the obvious end to the mechanism, however there aren't any other reagents for use other than the H2 and platinum catalyst. Can an ester be formed under these conditions? Thanks!