Identify the Compound A) $\mathrm { HO } _ { 2 } \mathrm { CC } \left( \mathrm { CH } _ { 3 } \right) _ { 2 } \mathrm { CO } _ { 2 } \mathrm { H }$

question 62

Multiple Choice

Identify the compound:
$\begin{aligned}\mathrm { C } _ { 5 } \mathrm { H } _ { 8 } \mathrm { O } _ { 4 } : & \mathrm { IR } \left( \mathrm { cm } ^ { - 1 } \text { ) : } 2800 - 3300 \text { (broad) , 2950, } 1740 \right. \\&{}^{ 13} \mathrm { C } \text { NMR: } 17.3 \mathrm { ppm } \text { (q) , } 44.3 \mathrm { ppm } \text { (s) , } 210.5 \mathrm { ppm } \text { (s) }\end{aligned}$

• A) \(\mathrm { HO } _ { 2 } \mathrm { CC } \left( \mathrm { CH } _ { 3 } \right) _ { 2 } \mathrm { CO } _ { 2 } \mathrm { H }\)
• B) \(\mathrm { CH } _ { 3 } \mathrm { O } _ { 2 } \mathrm { CCH } _ { 2 } \mathrm { CO } _ { 2 } \mathrm { CH } _ { 3 }\)
• C) \(\mathrm { HO } _ { 2 } \mathrm { CCH } _ { 2 } \mathrm { CH } _ { 2 } \mathrm { CH } _ { 2 } \mathrm { CO } _ { 2 } \mathrm { H }\)
• D) \(\mathrm { CH } _ { 3 } \mathrm { O } _ { 2 } \mathrm { CCH } _ { 2 } \mathrm { CH } _ { 2 } \mathrm { CO } _ { 2 } \mathrm { H }\)
• E) \(\mathrm { CH } _ { 3 } \mathrm { O } _ { 2 } \mathrm { CCO } _ { 2 } \mathrm { CH } _ { 2 } \mathrm { CH } _ { 3 }\)

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