Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Carbonyl compounds

Carbonyl compounds — practice question

Compound X makes warm acidified sodium dichromate(VI) change from orange to green. $1$ mol of X reacts with $2$ mol of $\text{HCN}$ in the presence of $\text{KCN}$. What could X be?

  • A$\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CHO}$
  • B$\text{CH}_3\text{COCH}_2\text{COCH}_3$
  • C$\text{H}_2\text{C} = \text{CHCH}_2\text{CHO}$
  • D$\text{OHCCH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CHO}$

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