Question: 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.

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

CH,O COCH(CH32 CH,O COCH CH)2

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