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Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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Compound A is an optically active alcohol. Treatment with chromic acid converts A into
a ketone, B. In a separate reaction, A is treated with PBr3, converting A into compound C.
Compound C is purified, and then it is allowed to react with magnesium in ether to give a
Grignard reagent, D. Compound B is added to the resulting solution of the Grignard reagent. After hydrolysis of the initial
product (E), this solution is found to contain 3,4-dimethylhexan-3-ol. Propose structures for compounds A, B, C, D, and E.

Definition Definition Organic compounds that have a carbonyl group, C = O, as their functional group. The carbonyl group in ketones is placed somewhere in the middle of the molecular structure, which means, the C=O is attached to two alkyl groups or benzene rings. Just like all other homologous series, the naming of ketones is done using a common suffix “-one”. The general molecular formula is C n H 2n O. Functional group of a ketone

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