JEE Main Chemistry question

In the reaction, a three-membered cyclic ether (oxirane) bearing a cyclopropane substituent is treated with and catalytic . The product is

(A)The ring-opened methyl ether/alcohol formed by base-catalysed epoxide opening at the less hindered carbon, with the methoxy and hydroxyl groups installed on adjacent former ring carbonsCorrect
(B)The unreacted starting material
(C)A fully reduced, oxygen-free hydrocarbon
(D)None of the above

Answer: (A)

Solution

Sodium methoxide (nucleophile/base) opens the strained epoxide ring via attack at its less hindered carbon, installing a methoxy group there, while

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