Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Organic synthesis

Organic synthesis — practice question

The diagram illustrates part of the structure of strobilurin, a fungicide. R and R' denote inert groups. After strobilurin is heated with aqueous sulfuric acid, and the product obtained is then exposed to hydrogen in the presence of a palladium catalyst, what might be the structure of the final product?

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