Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Chemical bonding

Chemical bonding — practice question

The diagram gives the structural formula of mevalonic acid. Which reagent and conditions would react with mevalonic acid to form an organic compound that contains no chiral carbon atom?

  • Aheat under reflux with $\text{CH}_3\text{OH}/\text{H}^+$
  • Bheat under reflux with $\text{Cr}_2\text{O}_7^{2-}/\text{H}^+$
  • C$\text{Na}$ at room temperature
  • D$\text{PCl}_5$ at room temperature

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