In an attempt to make 1-chloro-l-cyclobutylpentane, the following reaction sequence was employed. The actual product isolated, however, was not the desired molecule but an isomer of it. Suggest a structure for the product and give a mechanistic explanation for its formation?

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Cl MgCI I. CH-CH CH,CH CHOo 2. H, H,O Mg, (CH CH).O OH Cl Conc. HC not