Which set of reagents will best convert 2,2-dimethylpropan-1-ol (neopentyl alcohol) to 4,4-dimethylpentan-2-ol?
A) 1. HCl
2) Mg
3) CH3CHO
4) H3O+
B) 1. HCl, ZnCl2
2) Mg
3) CH2O
4) H3O+
C) 1. SOCl2
2) Mg
3) CH3CHO
4) H3O+
D) 1. HCl, ZnCl2
2) Mg
3) CH3CHO
4) H3O+
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