Heating of Beta-Keto Carboxylic Acids
The addition of heat and acid to 2-oxocyclopentanecarboxylic acid produces:
A. cyclopentene.
B. cyclopentanol.
C. cyclopentaldehyde.
D. cyclopentanecarboxylic acid.
E. cyclopentanone.
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