Name the functional group that curcumin shares with compounds A and D.
Name the functional group that is shared by compounds A and B.
Suggest the structures of compounds B, C and D, and draw their structural formulae in the relevant boxes opposite.
Suggest suitable reagents and conditions for reaction 4.
Name the type of reaction for reaction 2.
Suggest a reagent for reaction 2.
Suggest the structure of compound A, and draw its structural formula in the relevant box opposite.
Name the functional group in curcumin that reacts with cold dilute acidified $\text{KMnO}_4$.
Name two functional groups in curcumin that react with $\text{Br}_2(\text{aq})$.
Suggest a structure for curcumin, and draw its structural formula in the relevant box opposite.