Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Hydroxy compounds

Hydroxy compounds — practice question

Geraniol is a component of some perfumes. Which statement about geraniol is incorrect?

  • AGeraniol causes hot acidified potassium dichromate(VI) to change colour from orange to green.
  • BGeraniol decolourises bromine water.
  • CThere are three methyl groups and three methylene ($\text{CH}_2$) groups in geraniol.
  • DThere are two pairs of cis-trans isomers of geraniol.

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