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(a) Which stereosisomer of 4-hydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid (cis or trans)can form a la...

(a) Which stereosisomer of 4-hydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid (cis or trans)can form a lactone? what is the configuration of the cyclohexane ring in the starting hydroxy acid? In the lactone?

(b)Repeat part (a) for the case of 3-hydroxanecarboxylic acid

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