Question

The acid produced $(Z)$ in the sequence given below is
$C_2{H}_{5}I\underset{KOH}{\overset{\text{alc}.}{\to }}W\underset{CC{l}_4}{\overset{B{r}_2}{\to }}X\stackrel{HCN}{\to }Y\stackrel{H_3{O}^{+}}{\to }Z$

• A. succinic acid
• B. malonic acid
• C. oxalic acid
• D. maleic acid.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Correct answer is (a) succinic acid