Which of the following statements about the product of the electrocyclic ring closure below is (are) correct? 
A) The methyl groups are trans in the product.
B) The product arose from a stereospecific, conrotatory ring closure.
C) The product mixture is optically active.
D) both B and C
E) all of the above
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