When the compound shown was heated in refluxing hydrochloric acid for 60 hours, a product with the

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When the compound shown was heated in refluxing hydrochloric acid for 60 hours, a product with the molecular formula C5H6O3 was isolated in 97% yield. Identify this product. Along with this product, three other carbon-containing substances are formed. What are they?
When the compound shown was heated in refluxing hydrochloric acid
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0072905014

4th edition

Authors: Francis A. Carey

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