9. Compound A, C;H12, is optically active. On catalytic reduction over a palladium catalyst, 2 equivalents of hydrogen are absorbed, yielding compound B, C-H16. Ozonolysis of A, produces two fragments. One is acetic acid, CH3COOH. The other fragment, C, is an optically active carboxylic acid, C4H9-COOH. Write the reactions and identify A, B, and C. 2H, C,H12 C,H16 Pd A В 1. O3 C,H12 CH,COOH optically active C,H,COOH 2. Zn, H* A

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9. Compound A, C;H12, is optically active. On catalytic reduction over a palladium catalyst, 2 equivalents of
hydrogen are absorbed, yielding compound B, C,H16. Ozonolysis of A, produces two fragments. One is acetic acid,
CH3COOH. The other fragment, C, is an optically active carboxylic acid, C4H9-COOH. Write the reactions and
identify A, B, and C.
2H,
C,H,2
C,H16
Pd
A
В
1. O3
C,H12
CH,COOH
optically active C,H,COOH
2. Zn, H*
A
C
Transcribed Image Text:9. Compound A, C;H12, is optically active. On catalytic reduction over a palladium catalyst, 2 equivalents of hydrogen are absorbed, yielding compound B, C,H16. Ozonolysis of A, produces two fragments. One is acetic acid, CH3COOH. The other fragment, C, is an optically active carboxylic acid, C4H9-COOH. Write the reactions and identify A, B, and C. 2H, C,H,2 C,H16 Pd A В 1. O3 C,H12 CH,COOH optically active C,H,COOH 2. Zn, H* A C
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