Compound ‘A’ was prepared by oxidation of compound ‘B’ with alkaline KMnO₄. Compound ‘A’ on reduction with lithium aluminium hydride gets converted back to compound ‘B’. When compound ‘A’ is heated with compound B in the presence of H₂SO₄ it produces fruity smell of compound C to which family the compounds ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ belong to?

Question

Compound ‘A’ was prepared by oxidation of compound ‘B’ with alkaline KMnO₄. Compound ‘A’ on reduction with lithium aluminium hydride gets converted back to compound ‘B’. When compound ‘A’ is heated with compound B in the presence of H₂SO₄ it produces fruity smell of compound C to which family the compounds ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ belong to?

Philoid · Accepted Answer

Compound ‘A’ belongs to the carboxylic acid.

Compound ‘B’ belongs to alcohol.

Compound ‘C’ belongs to an ester group.

EXPLAINATION:

When compound A is heated with compound B in the presence of H₂SO₄, it produces fruity smell (compound C). Thus, compound ‘C’ belongs to an ester group as they are known for their fruity smell.

Compound ‘B’ is oxidized to compound ‘A’ by alkaline KMnO₄. Thus, compound ‘A’ belongs to the carboxylic acid as alkaline KMnO₄ is a strong oxidizing agent.

Compound ‘A’ on reduction with lithium aluminium hydride gets converted back to compound ‘B’. Thus, compound ‘B’ belongs to an alcohol as lithium aluminium hydride is a strong reducing agent.