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Compound A was converted to compound B by the sequence shown. It is likely that the first step in this sequence gives two isomeric products having the molecular formula
(a) Suggest reasonable structures for the two isomers of
(b) Give a mechanistic explanation why both isomers give the same product in the second step.
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