
(a)
Interpretation:
The structures of A, B and C has to be given.
Concept Introduction:
The ideal gas equation can be used to calculate the volume using pressure and temperature. The ideal gas equation is,
PV = nRTn =PVRT
Where, P = pressureV = volumeR = gas constantT = temperaturen = number of moles.
(a)

Explanation of Solution
The structures of compounds A, B and C can be determined by calculating the moles of the compounds from the given mass of the compounds.
The moles of A can be calculated by using the ideal gas formula.
Given,
pressure = 1.00atm volume = 1.00Ltemperature = 1600C
moles of A (n) = PVRT (n) = (1.00 atm)(1.00L)(0.0821L.atmmol.K)(273+160)K (n) = 0.02812995 mol
Molar mass of A can be calculated using the number of moles obtained.
Given: 2.48 g of A.
molar mass of A = 2.48gA0.02812995mol = 88.16226 g/mol
The molecular formula of A can be determined by the combustion analysis.
Given,
- 0.409 g of H2O
- 1.00 g of CO2
Moles of H can be calculated from the mass of H2O.
moles of H = (0.409 g H2O)(2 mol H18.02 g H2O) = 0.0454 mol H
By using the moles of H in H2O, the mass of H is calculated.
mass of H = (0.0454 mol H)(1.008 g H1 mol H)= 0.04576 g H
Moles of C can be calculated from the mass of CO2.
moles of C= (1.00 g CO2)(1 mol C44.01 g CO2)= 0.0227 mol C
By using the moles of C in CO2, the mass of C is calculated.
mass of C= (0.0227 mol C)(12.01 g C1 mol C)= 0.2726 g C
Moles of O can be calculated by subtracting the mass of C and H from the total mass.
moles of O= (0.500 g A - (0.04576+0.2726) g O)(1 mol O16.00 g O)= 0.01135 mol O
To get the moles of the C, H and O, the moles calculated is divided by the smallest number.
C: 0.0227 mol C0.01135 mol = 2H: 0.0454 mol H0.01135 mol = 4O: 0.01135 mol O0.01135 mol = 1
The empirical formula of compound A is obtained as C2H4O, with a molar mass 44.05 g/mol.
As the molar mass of compound A is calculated as 88.16 g/mol, the molecular formula of compound A is C4H8O2.
As compound B is acidic, it will be a carboxylic acid. Moles of COOH can be calculated using the given information.
Given,
1.000 g Of B is neutralized with 33.9 mL of 0.5 M sodium hydroxide.
moles of COOH= (0.5 mol NaOHL)(33.9 mL)(10-3 L1 mL)(1 mol COOH1 mol NaOH)= 0.01695 mol COOH
The 1.00 g sample of compound B contains 0.01695 moles of COOH.
mass of COOH= 1.00 g0.01695 mol COOH= 59 g/mol COOH
As the molar mass of compound A is 88.16 g/mol, the molar mass of compound B will be 118 g/mol, it will be a dicarboxylic acid. The molecular formula can be given as C4H6O4.
Compound B on loss of water molecule by heating forms compound C. Hence, it will be an anhydride. The molecular formula of compound C can be given by the loss of water molecule from molecular formula of B.
Molecular formula of compound C = (C4H6O4-H2O) = C4H4O3.
As the NMR spectrum of compound C gives only one peak, the compound must be symmetrical with only one type of hydrogens. The structures of compound B and compound C according to the NMR spectrum are given as
Compound A is not acidic. It will have an alcohol and aldehyde groups. The structure of compound A can be given as
(b)
Interpretation:
Compound A is a controlled substance because it is
Concept Introduction:
Oxidation:
Addition of oxygen atoms to the molecule or removal hydrogens from the molecule is said to be oxidation.
(b)

Explanation of Solution
Compound A is 4-hydroxybutanal with an alcohol and aldehyde groups.
GHB is an acidic compound, hence compound A is oxidized and the aldehyde group converts to carboxylic acid group. The structure and name of GHB is
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