Question

Compound a ( c 4 h 8 o 3 ) (c4h8o3) reacts with n a h c o 3 nahco3 and evolves c o 2 co2 (g). (a) reacts with l i a l h 4 lialh4 to give a compound (b) which is archiral. The structure of (a) is

Answer 1

The structure of A is in the attachment. Hope this helps! :)