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A student has isolated a chiral alkyl halide (shown below)with a specific rotation of [ ] = +22.1o.The student decided to store the compound in the solvent MeOH overnight.However,reanalysis of the alkyl halide showed a new chemical formula of C11H16O with a specific rotation of [ ] = 0o.Suggest a mechanism to justify these results. ![A student has isolated a chiral alkyl halide (shown below)with a specific rotation of [ \alpha ] = +22.1<sup>o</sup>.The student decided to store the compound in the solvent MeOH overnight.However,reanalysis of the alkyl halide showed a new chemical formula of C<sub>11</sub>H<sub>16</sub>O with a specific rotation of [ \alpha ] = 0<sup>o</sup>.Suggest a mechanism to justify these results.](https://d2lvgg3v3hfg70.cloudfront.net/TB5902/11eaa4bc_3da5_94e6_9180_07398f0188db_TB5902_00.jpg)
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