4. Protonation of alcohol A and subsequent loss of water, produces the intermediate B. CH3 CH; CH, CH, — с — сH, CH, CH;CH, - C- CH, CH; | OH A B (a) (i) Name alcohol A. (11) What type of species is intermediate B? (iii) Draw the structures of the two alkenes which can be formed from species B by removal of a proton. Label as C the alkene which shows geometrical isomerism.

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Protonation of alcohol A and subsequent loss of water, produces the intermediate B.
CH3
CH;
CH, CH, — с — сH, CH,
CH;CH, -
C- CH, CH;
|
OH
A
B
(a)
(i)
Name alcohol A.
(11)
What type of species is intermediate B?
(iii) Draw the structures of the two alkenes which can be formed from species B by
removal of a proton. Label as C the alkene which shows geometrical isomerism.
(b)
The intermediate B is readily attacked by nucleophiles such as water.
What is the essential feature of a nucleophile?
(c)
State what final colour you would see if alcohol A were warmed with acidified
potassium dichromate(VI). Explain your answer.
Colour
Explanation .
(ii) Draw two structural isomers of alcohol A which form branched chain ketones when
heated with acidified potassium dichromate(VI), but which could not form alkene C
on dehydration.
Transcribed Image Text:4. Protonation of alcohol A and subsequent loss of water, produces the intermediate B. CH3 CH; CH, CH, — с — сH, CH, CH;CH, - C- CH, CH; | OH A B (a) (i) Name alcohol A. (11) What type of species is intermediate B? (iii) Draw the structures of the two alkenes which can be formed from species B by removal of a proton. Label as C the alkene which shows geometrical isomerism. (b) The intermediate B is readily attacked by nucleophiles such as water. What is the essential feature of a nucleophile? (c) State what final colour you would see if alcohol A were warmed with acidified potassium dichromate(VI). Explain your answer. Colour Explanation . (ii) Draw two structural isomers of alcohol A which form branched chain ketones when heated with acidified potassium dichromate(VI), but which could not form alkene C on dehydration.
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