Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Electrochemistry

Electrochemistry — practice question

The compound ‘leaf alcohol’ is one of the substances that helps give newly cut grass its smell. $\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}=\text{CHCH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{OH}$ (leaf alcohol) What product is produced when ‘leaf alcohol’ is oxidised with an excess of hot, acidified $\text{K}_2\text{Cr}_2\text{O}_7\text{(aq)}$?

  • A$ ext{CH}_3 ext{CH}_2 ext{CH(OH)CH(OH)CH}_2 ext{CO}_2 ext{H}$
  • B$ ext{CH}_3 ext{CH}_2 ext{COCOCH}_2 ext{CO}_2 ext{H}$
  • C$ ext{CH}_3 ext{CH}_2 ext{CH}= ext{CHCH}_2 ext{CO}_2 ext{H}$
  • D$ ext{CH}_3 ext{CH}_2 ext{CO}_2 ext{H}$ and $ ext{HO}_2 ext{CCH}_2 ext{CO}_2 ext{H}$

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