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An optically active, pure, four carbon containing saturated alcohol X when reacted with NaH followed by CH 3 – I gives a compound M. Same alcohol (X) when treated with TsCl followed by sodium methoxide gives M ′ . M and M ′ are
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B
Retention of product.
+ TsCI 
inverstion take place.
M = Retention product and M ′ = inversion product, so they are enantiomers.
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