ABC26OR0838 · Reaction Mechanism I
Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Reaction Mechanism I · Topic: Reaction Mechanism – I – General · Exam: JAM 2005-2022 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Hard
The optically pure ester [J] is hydrolysed in aqueous acetic acid to form a racemic mixture of cis-4, 4-dimethyl- 2-acetoxycyclopentanol [K]. Give a mechanistic explanation to account for the formation of [K] and the ob served change in the optical activity. 
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