When a reaction analogous to the one just shown was carried out using 2-pentanone as the starting ketone, a single β-hydroxy alcohol was isolated in 65% yield. Is this product derived from the thermodynamic or the kinetic enolate of 2-pentanone? Suggest a reasonable structure for the product.
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