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Which carbonyl compound contains a carbon atom with a bond angle of approximately 120∘ 120^\circ\,120∘ and, upon reduction with NaBH4\text{NaBH}_4NaBH4​, yields a chiral secondary alcohol?

A

CH3COCH3\text{CH}_3\text{COCH}_3CH3​COCH3​

B

CH3CH2COCH3\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{COCH}_3CH3​CH2​COCH3​

C

CH3CH2CH2CHO\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CHO}CH3​CH2​CH2​CHO

D

CH3CH2COCH2CH3\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{COCH}_2\text{CH}_3CH3​CH2​COCH2​CH3​

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Carbonyl compounds Questions

  1. A Level
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10 exam-style questions on OCR A A Level Chemistry Carbonyl compounds. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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