What Would Account for the Fact That the Molecule Below

question 29

Multiple Choice

What would account for the fact that the molecule below racemizes easily,despite having three chiral centers?

• A) Lactones are configurationally unstable
• B) Molecule loses CO₂ easily
• C) Enolization occurs easily
• D) Intramolecular transesterification occurs easily
• E) This molecule is not chiral.

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