Hydrolysis of multifunctional compounds yielding multiple distinct products

Steps:

• Identify compounds with multiple hydrolyzable groups that can break independently.
• Determine products from each group: e.g., esters yield carboxylic acid and alcohol.
• Count unique organic products; three requires at least two different groups producing distinct molecules.
• Select option where hydrolysis fragments yield exactly three different organics.

Why D is correct:

• D is an unsymmetrical diester like ROOC-CH2-COOR', hydrolyzing to HOOC-CH2-COOH, ROH, and R'OH—three distinct products per standard ester hydrolysis (R ≠ R').

Why the others are wrong:

• A: Symmetric diester yields two products (diacid + alcohol).
• B: Monoester yields two products (acid + alcohol).
• C: Anhydride yields two carboxylic acids.

Final answer: D