Engineering
Chemistry
Elimination Reactions
Chemical Reactions of Alcohols
Electrophilic addition
Question

An alcohol (A) on treatment with conc. H2SO4 gave an alkene (B). The compound (B), on reacting with Br2 water and subsequent dehydrobomination with NaNH2 produced a compound (C). The compound (C) with dil. H2SO4 in presence of HgSO4 gave a compound 'D'. The compound D can also be obtained by oxidation of A by acidified KMnO4 or from dry heating of calcium acetate. Calculate molecular weight of 'C' (Y).

Your answer can be in 2 digits or 3 digits or 4 digits

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Solution

 
The molecular weight of 'C' (C3H4) is 36 + 4 = 40 g/mol

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