Answer to Question #25052 in Organic Chemistry for Aqib zaman

Question #25052
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)?
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Expert's answer
2013-02-28T09:12:45-0500
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 ---> .....

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