Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Carbonyl compounds

Carbonyl compounds — practice question

Glyceraldehyde, $\text{HOCH}_2\text{CH(OH)CHO}$, is produced in photosynthesis and has one chiral carbon atom. Which reagents react with glyceraldehyde to give an organic product that has no chiral carbon atom?

  • A1, 2 and 3
  • B1 and 2 only
  • C2 and 3 only
  • D1 only

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