This question is about carbonyl compounds.
Describe a chemical test to confirm the presence of a carbonyl group. How could the product of this test be used to identify the specific carbonyl compound? Your answer should not include spectroscopy.
Describe a chemical test that would identify whether a carbonyl compound is an aldehyde. Your answer should include the reagent and observations.
A student is provided with two unknown carbonyl compounds, F and G.
The compounds are analysed and found to have identical percentage compositions by mass: C:66.67%\text{C}: 66.67\%C:66.67%; H:11.11%\text{H}: 11.11\%H:11.11%; O:22.22%\text{O}: 22.22\%O:22.22%
The mass spectra of the two compounds show the following key features:
Use this information to identify the structures of the two compounds. Include relevant fragment ions present in the mass spectrum of each compound and draw their structures.
The organic compound H contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen only and has an MrM_rMr of 114.0114.0114.0. Compound H has two carbonyl groups and no other functional groups.
The 1H^1\text{H}1H NMR spectrum of organic compound H shows:
Analyse the spectrum to suggest a possible structure for compound H. Show all your reasoning.