Compound A (C₄H₈O₄) gives a positive test with Tollen's reagent. Treatment of A with bromine water produces an optically active compound B. Oxidation of A with nitric acid gives an optically inactive compound C. Compound A can be prepared from L-glyceraldehyde by a Kiliani-Fischer synthesis. What are the structures of A, B, and C?

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The Answer of Compound A (C₄H₈O₄) gives a positive test with Tollen's reagent. Treatment of A with bromine water produces an optically active compound B. Oxidation of A with nitric acid gives an optically inactive compound C. Compound A can be prepared from L-glyceraldehyde by a Kiliani-Fischer synthesis. What are the structures of A, B, and C?

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