Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Carbonyl compounds

Carbonyl compounds — practice question

Compound X causes warm acidified sodium dichromate(VI) to change from orange to green. When 1 mol of X is reacted with 2 mol of HCN in the presence of KCN. What may 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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