a.[1]
A chemist investigates reactions of alcohol A, shown below.
What is the systematic name of alcohol A?
b.[1]
What is the structural formula of alcohol A?
c.[2]
The chemist heats alcohol A with an acid catalyst to form a mixture containing two alkenes (neglecting stereoisomerism). Draw or write the structural formulas of the two alkenes formed in this reaction.
d.[2]
The chemist heats alcohol A with sodium bromide and sulfuric acid. Construct a balanced equation for this reaction. Show structural formulas for the organic compounds in your equation.
e.[2]
Compound B, shown below, is refluxed with excess acidified potassium dichromate(VI) to form a single organic product.
Complete the equation for this reaction by filling in the blanks:
H3C−C(OH)(CH3)−CH2−CH2−OH+…[O]→⋯+… \text{H}_3\text{C}-\text{C}(\text{OH})(\text{CH}_3)-\text{CH}_2-\text{CH}_2-\text{OH} + \dots [\text{O}] \rightarrow \dots + \dots H3C−C(OH)(CH3)−CH2−CH2−OH+…[O]→⋯+…