Answer: A
The compound shown is propanedial. Two methanal molecules plus one propanedial indicate a skeleton CHX2=CH−CHX2−CH=CHX2, penta-1,4-diene. Cyclohexa-1,4-diene gives only propanedial and no methanal, the conjugated diene gives ethanedial and ethanal, and hexa-1,5-diene gives butanedial.