QuestionOrganic / oxetane ring opening, methyl shift
The major product formed in the following reaction is :


- (a) 2-Phenyl-3,3,4,5,5-pentamethyltetrahydrofuran
- (b) 2-Phenyl-3,3,4,4,5-pentamethyltetrahydrofuran
- (c) 2-Phenyl-3,4,4,5,5-pentamethyltetrahydrofuran
- (d) 2,3,4,4-Tetramethyl-1-phenylpent-2-en-1-ol
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