Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Organic synthesis

Organic synthesis — practice question

The figure outlines a synthetic pathway for making 1-methylcyclohexanol. $\text{(methylcyclohexene)} \xrightarrow{\text{HBr}} \text{product X} \xrightarrow[\text{heat}]{\text{reagent Y}} \text{1-methylcyclohexanol}$ What is the identity of reagent Y?

  • Aaqueous NaOH
  • Bcold dilute $\text{KMnO}_4$
  • Cethanolic NaOH
  • Dhot concentrated $\text{KMnO}_4$

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