Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · An introduction to AS Level organic chemistry

An introduction to AS Level organic chemistry — practice question

Each molecule of compound Q has three double bonds. $\text{CH}_2{=}\text{CH}{-}\text{CH}_2{-}\text{C}(=\text{O}){-}\text{CH}_2{-}\text{C}(=\text{O}){-}\text{OH}$ Using hot, concentrated acidified $\text{KMnO}_4$, which bond, X or Y, is broken, and how many lone pairs of electrons are there in one molecule of Q?

  • ABond ruptured: X; number of lone pairs: 5
  • BBond ruptured: X; number of lone pairs: 6
  • CBond ruptured: Y; number of lone pairs: 5
  • DBond ruptured: Y; number of lone pairs: 6

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