Treatment of (2R, 3R)-3-methyl-2-pentanol with H 3 O + affords a compound with no chirality centers. Predict

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Treatment of (2R, 3R)-3-methyl-2-pentanol with H₃O⁺ affords a compound with no chirality centers. Predict the product of this reaction and draw the mechanism of its formation. Use your mechanism to explain how both chirality centers are destroyed.

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