A tertiary alcohol (H) upon acid-catalysed dehydration gives a product (I). Ozonolysis of (I) leads to compounds (J) and (K). Compound (J) upon reaction with KOH gives benzyl alcohol and a compound (L), whereas (K) on reaction with KOH gives only (M).
Compound (H) is formed by the reaction of:
A.
B.
C.
D.
