Hexanedioic acid is heated with Ba(OH)2 at about 300 degC, and the organic product is reduced with NaBH4 followed by aqueous work-up. The final product is

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Hexanedioic acid is heated with $Ba (OH) X_{2}$ at about 300 $^{\circ}$ C, and the organic product is reduced with $NaBH X_{4}$ followed by aqueous work-up. The final product is

Acyclopentanone
Bhexane-1,6-diol
Ccyclopentanol
Dcyclohexanol

Answer: C

Heating the barium salt of hexanedioic (adipic) acid causes ketonic decarboxylation with ring closure, giving the five-membered ketone cyclopentanone.

NaBH X_{4}

reduces the ketone to cyclopentanol.

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Hexanedioic acid is heated with Ba(OH)X2​ at about 300 ∘C, and the organic product is reduced with NaBHX4​ followed by aqueous work-up. The final product is

Answer: C

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Hexanedioic acid is heated with $Ba (OH) X_{2}$ at about 300 $^{\circ}$ C, and the organic product is reduced with $NaBH X_{4}$ followed by aqueous work-up. The final product is