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A-LevelChemistryHydroxy compounds9701/12 · May/June 2013 · 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

✓ Correct answer

D: CH₃CH₂CO₂H and HO₂CCH₂CO₂H

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Hydroxy compounds, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Chemistry, May/June 2013 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 20.

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