A-LevelChemistryHydroxy compoundsOct/Nov 2024Paper 1 Q331 Mark
The compound 'leaf alcohol' is partly responsible for the smell of new-mown grass. leaf alcohol CH3CH2CH=CHCH2CH2OH What will be formed when ‘leaf alcohol' is oxidised using an excess of hot acidified K2Cr2O7(aq)?
ACH3CH2CH(OH)CH(OH)CH2CO2H
BCH3CH2COCOCH2CO2H
CCH3CH2CH=CHCH2CO2H
DCH3CH2CO2H and HO2CCH2CO2H
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