When (3s,4S)-4-methoxy-3-methyl- I -pentene is treated with mercuric acetate in methanol solvent, then with NaBH4, two isomeric

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When (3s,4S)-4-methoxy-3-methyl- I -pentene is treated with mercuric acetate in methanol solvent, then with NaBH4, two isomeric compounds with the formula C8H18O2, are isolated. One, compound A, is optically inactive, but the other, compound B, is optically active. Give the structures and absolute configurations of both compounds.
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