Please explain with mechanism.
Please explain with mechanism. ) se e the'fo!lowi c rrect tateme T product is a T product is T product is• a HCN (excess) H20 1 eaction CH,-C-CH,- -CH , products. ts xture of two compound (B) The product is optically active xture of two chiräl and ne achiral stereoisomers xture of four stereoisomers.

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The given molecule is 2,4 Pentanedione while reacting with HCN and -OH removal by heating gives a mixture of product which is optically active. Hence the answer is Option (B) and the equilibrium structure of 2,4-Pentanedione is shown below,

The resonance structure is,

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