A-LevelChemistryHydroxy compoundsMay/June 2013Paper 1 Q201 Mark
The compound hex-3-en-1-ol, P, has a strong 'leafy' smell of newly cut grass and is used in perfumery. CH₃CH₂CH=CHCH₂CH₂OH P What is produced when P is treated with an excess of hot concentrated acidified KMnO₄?
ACH₃CH₂CH(OH)CH(OH)CH₂CH₂OH
BCH₃CH₂CH=CHCH₂CO₂H
CCH₃CH₂CHO and OCHCH₂CH₂OH
DCH₃CH₂CO₂H and HO₂CCH₂CO₂H
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