Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Chemical bonding

Chemical bonding — practice question

A section of the structure of the fungicide strobilurin is displayed. $R$ and $R'$ are inert groups. In this sequence, strobilurin is heated with aqueous sulfuric acid to give compound $X$. Compound $X$ is then reacted with hydrogen in the presence of a nickel catalyst to form compound $Y$. What might the structure of compound $Y$ be?

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