Question: WolffKishner reduction (hydrazine, KOH, ethylene glycol, 130C) of the compound shown gave compound A. Treatment of compound A with m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid gave compound B, which

Wolff–Kishner reduction (hydrazine, KOH, ethylene glycol, 130°C) of the compound shown gave compound A. Treatment of compound A with m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid gave compound B, which on reduction with lithium aluminum hydride gave compound C. Oxidation of compound C with chromic acid gave compound D (C9H14O). Identify compounds A through D in this sequence.

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