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The product formed when a hydrocarbon of molecular formula is reacted with sodamide is subjected to ozonolysis, followed by hydrolysis with , and upon further oxidation gave two carboxylic acids, of which one is optically active. The hydrocarbon ' is
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The molecule is reacting with sodamide, therefore, it should be terminal alkyne. Now, this alkyne is subjected ozonolysis followed by oxidation giving two carboxylic acids in which one carboxylic acid is optically active among them. Hence, the alkyne should be:.
The reaction is shown below:
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