What is the Major Product of This Ester Reaction with Sulfuric Acid?

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The discussion revolves around the reaction of an ester with sulfuric acid, where participants clarify the expected major product after specific steps. The ester undergoes hydrolysis in the presence of 1% aqueous H2SO4, yielding ethanoic acid and a secondary alcohol, specifically 3-hydroxy cyclooctene. Following this, the use of PCC and dichloromethane is expected to oxidize the secondary alcohol to a ketone. The initial guess of methanal as the final product is corrected, emphasizing the formation of a ketone instead. This highlights the importance of understanding the reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry.
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OK, so I just got out of an organic chemistry exam. I feel pretty good about every question except one which I did not know - please help me put my mind at ease!

What is the major product of the reaction of this molecule:

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with the following steps:

1.) 1% aq H2SO4, boil
2.) isolate product
3.) PCC/dichloromethane

I had no idea how the reaction occurred. I guessed that the final product was an aldehyde (methanal?) because I know PCC reacts with alcohols to form aldehydes/ketones (and that's all I knew).

What is it?
 
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the H2SO4 + boil will hydrolyse the ester into ethanoic acid and the alcohol 3 hydroxy cyclo octene.

i just corrected this post. i made a mistake, the alcohol is secondary
 
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