Hydrogenation of the adjoining compound ...

Hydrogenation of the adjoining compound in the presence of poisoned palladium catalyst gives

A

An optically active compound

B

An optically inactive compound

C

A racemic mixture

D

A diastereomeric mixture

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The correct Answer is:

B

Due to a plane of symmetry in the formed product, it is optically inactive.

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