Question 12 Marks
Compound $A$ was prepared by oxidation of compound $B$ with alkaline $KMnO_{4-}.$ 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 $H_2SO_4$ it produces fruity smell of compound $C$ to which family the compounds $A, B$ and $C$ belong to?
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View full question & answer→Compound $(A)$ is carboxylic acid $(R-COOH), (B)$ is an alcohol $(R - CH_2OH)$ and $(C)$ is an ester $(RCH_2 - COOR)$