Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Organic synthesis

Organic synthesis — practice question

Hexadeca-10,12-dien-1-ol is made by silk moths from hexadecanoic acid through a three-stage enzymic process. Which row gives the correct descriptions of these three stages?

  • Astep 1 elimination; step 2 elimination; step 3 dehydration
  • Bstep 1 elimination; step 2 reduction; step 3 reduction
  • Cstep 1 oxidation; step 2 elimination; step 3 oxidation
  • Dstep 1 oxidation; step 2 oxidation; step 3 reduction

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