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  4. Identify the product Y in the following reaction sequence undersetCH2-CH2-COO oversetCH2-CH2-COO mathop| Ca xrightarrow[]heatX xrightarrow[HCl,heat]Zn-HgY

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Q. Identify the product Y in the following reaction sequence $ \underset{C{{H}_{2}}-C{{H}_{2}}-COO}{\overset{C{{H}_{2}}-C{{H}_{2}}-COO}{\mathop{|}}}\,Ca\xrightarrow[{}]{heat}X\xrightarrow[HCl,heat]{Zn-Hg}Y $

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Solution:

Correct answer is (c) cyclopentane

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