Question: a) Which stereoisomer of 4-hydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid (cis or trans) can form a lactone? Make a molecular model of this lactone. What is the conformation of

a) Which stereoisomer of 4-hydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid (cis or trans) can form a lactone? Make a molecular model of this lactone. What is the conformation of the cyclohexane ring in the starting hydroxy acid? In the lactone?

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