A-LevelChemistryHydrocarbonsMay/June 2018Paper 1 Q221 Mark
Maleic acid is used in the food industry and for stabilising drugs. It is the cis-isomer of butenedioic acid and has the structural formula HO2CCH=CHCO2H. What is the product formed from the reaction of maleic acid with cold, dilute, acidified manganate(VII) ions?
AHO2CCH(OH)CH(OH)CO2H
BHO2CCO2H
CHO2CCH2CH(OH)CO2H
DHO2CCOCOCO2H
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