A-LevelChemistryOrganic synthesisFeb/Mar 2023Paper 1 Q281 Mark
When illudin S is heated under reflux with an excess of acidified potassium dichromate(VI), compound M is formed. [Figure 28.1: Reaction scheme showing illudin S (a complex bicyclic molecule with a cyclopropane ring, a ketone, an alkene, and two alcohol groups) being converted to compound M (a complex bicyclic molecule with two ketone groups and two carboxylic acid groups).] What is the molecular formula of compound M?
AC15H16O4
BC15H16O5
CC15H18O4
DC15H18O5
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