Chapter 10, Problem 10.47SP

Compound A (C₇H₁₁Br) is treated with magnesium in ether to give B (C₇H₁₁MgBr), which reacts violently with D₂O to give 1-methylcyclohexene with a deuterium atom on the methyl group (C). Reaction of B with acetone (CH₃COCH₃) followed by hydrolysis gives D (C₁₀H₁₈O). Heating D with concentrated H₂SO₄ gives E (C₁₀H₁₆), which decolorizes two -equivalents of Br₂ to give F (C₁₀H₁₆Br₄). E undergoes hydrogenation with excess H₂ and a Pt catalyst to give isobutylcyclohexane. Determine the structures of compounds A through F, and show your reasoning throughout.