Hydrocarbon A has the formula C9H12 and absorbs 3 equivalents of H2 to yield B, C9H18, when hydrogenated over a Pd/C catalyst. On treatment of A with aqueous H2SO4 in the presence of mercury(II), two isomeric ketones, C and D, are produced . Oxidation of A with KMnO4 gives a mixture of acetic acid (CH3COOH) and the tricarboxylic acid E. Propose structures for compounds A-D, and write the reactions.
Organomagnesium compounds
The interaction of alkyl halide with Mg metal in a suitable ether solvent is the common method for the synthesis of the Grignard reagent.
Hydrolysis Grignard Reactions and Reduction
Organomagnesium halides are Grignard reagents. Francois Auguste Victor Grignard, a French chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1912, created these highly useful reagents.
Hydrocarbon A has the formula C9H12 and absorbs 3 equivalents of H2 to yield B,
C9H18, when hydrogenated over a Pd/C catalyst. On treatment of A with aqueous
H2SO4 in the presence of mercury(II), two isomeric
Oxidation of A with KMnO4 gives a mixture of acetic acid (CH3COOH) and the
tricarboxylic acid E. Propose structures for compounds A-D, and write the reactions.
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