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ChemistryAldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsJEE Main

A five-membered cyclic ester (γ-valerolactone-type ring, bearing a methyl substituent) --Hydrolysis--> [X]. What is "X"?

Answer: (C)

Solution

A γ-lactone (five-membered cyclic ester, formed from a γ-hydroxy acid via intramolecular esterification) hydrolyzes back to the open-chain

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