Question

Hydrocarbon (A) reacts with HI to form compound (B) which reacts with aqueous solution of KOH to give compound (C).Oxidation of (C) gives acetone.What are the structural formulas of (A),(B) and (C)?

Answer 1

Oxidation of (C) gives acetone:

CH3-CH-CH3 + O* --> CH3-C-CH3
..........I.........................................II
..........OH....................................O

Compound (B) which reacts with aqueous solution of KOH to give compound (C):

CH3-CH-CH2& + KOH -->CH3-CH-CH3
...........I.............................................I
...........i............................................OH

Hydrocarbon (A) reacts with HI to form compound (B):

CH3-CH=CH2 + HI ---> .....