Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Carbonyl compounds

Carbonyl compounds — practice question

You should take both structural isomerism and stereoisomerism into account when answering this question. Each carbonyl compound below is treated with $\text{NaBH}_4$. The product from each reaction is then heated with $\text{Al}_2\text{O}_3$ at $600^\circ\text{C}$, forming either a single product or a mixture of isomers. Which carbonyl compound would give the greatest number of isomers?

  • Abutanal
  • Bbutanone
  • Cpentan-3-one
  • Dpropanone

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