The product '$$A$$' gives white precipitate when treated with bromine water. The product '$$B$$' is treated with barium hydroxide to give the product $$C$$. The compound $$C$$ is heated strongly to form product $$D$$. The product $$D$$ is

Propanoic acid undergoes HVZ reaction to give chloropropanoic acid. The product obtained is

$$P \xrightarrow{\mathrm{H}_2 / \text { Pd- } \mathrm{BaSO}_4} Q \xrightarrow[\text { (ii)Dil. } \mathrm{HCl}]{\text { (i) Con. } \mathrm{NaOH}}$$

$$R$$ and $$S$$ form benzyl benzoate when treated with each other. Hence $$P$$ is