b
\(CH \equiv CH\) \( \xrightarrow {CH_3MgBr}\) \(CH \equiv C-MgBr\) \( \xrightarrow {Co_2/H_3O^+}\) \(CH \equiv C→— COOH\) \(\begin{align}
& \begin{matrix}
\,\,\,\,\,\,OH\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \\
\,\,|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \\
CH=CH-COOH \\
\end{matrix} \\
\\
\end{align}\) \(\rightleftharpoons \) \(OHC-CH_2-COOH\) \( \xrightarrow {Ag_2O,\Delta}\) \(HOOC-CH_2-COOH\) (મેલોનીક એસિડ)