Question: Hydrolysis of a compound a in dilute aqueous hydrochloric acid gave (along with methanol) a compound B, mp 164165C. Compound B had the molecular formula

Hydrolysis of a compound a in dilute aqueous hydrochloric acid gave (along with methanol) a compound B, mp 164–165°C. Compound B had the molecular formula C16H16O4; it exhibited hydroxyl absorption in its infrared spectrum at 3550 cm-1 but had no peaks in the carbonyl region. What is a reasonable structure for compound B?

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