Organic Chemistry 2: Advanced Hydrocarbon Formation
A mixture of butadiene and ethyne is treated first with osmium tetroxide and then with sodium periodate, with both reagents being in excess (
).
Your answer will be a three digit number that satisfies the following conditions:
(a) : The first digit will be the number of oxygens in the final product(s).
(b) : The second digit will be the number of carbons in the final product(s).
(c) : The third digit will be the number of hydrogens in the final product(s).
For example, If the final product is , then your answer will be 168.
David's Organic Chemistry Set
David's Physical Chemistry Set
The answer is 234.
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1 solution
The final product is
propadial
(
C
3
H
4
O
2
)
Answer
=
2
3
4