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The regiochemistry of carbon-carbon bond formation between the dianion shown and styrene o...

The regiochemistry of carbon-carbon bond formation between the dianion shown and styrene oxide is as indi­cated by the curved arrows:

The product of this reaction is a hydroxy acid having the molecular formula C|2H,603, which cyclizes readily to give a lactone (C|2Ht402). What is the structure of this lactone?

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