Imagine a compound with 6 C atoms, arranged linearly -- not branched and not in

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Imagine a compound with 6 C atoms, arranged linearly -- not branched and not in a ring. At one end there is an aldehyde group (call this carbon atom 1). All the other carbon atoms carry OH groups -- they are, then, alcohol functional groups, 5 of them. Suppose that the OH on C5 reacts with the aldehyde on Cl. Which of the following best describes the product of this reaction? A. An ester is formed and a ring created in the process. B. An anhydride is formed and a ring created in the process. C. A reaction of this sort cannot occur. There is nothing in our course, so far, that indicates that it can occur. D. A hemiacetal is formed; a ring is formed having 6 atoms in the ring, one of which is an O atom.

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option D

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