An organic lactum (A) on acid hydrolysis produces an amino acid (B) which on treatment
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Date: 16/02/2020

An organic lactum (A) on acid hydrolysis produces an amino acid (B) which on treatment with `HNO_2` gave compound (C). Compound (C), when heated with conc. `H_3 PO_4` gives a lactone (D). The compound (A) can be synthesised from cyclopentanone with hydroxylamine followed by the treatment with conc. `H_2 SO_4`. The lactone (D) is: