organic chem question

[neuro nephrons]

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hey guys, this isn't an MCAT question but I am stumped on this question.

A flammable liquid has been found in a lab labeled compound A : c7h12. Goverment agents have offered you a lot of money to determine the structure of the compound. Compound A decolorizes bromine in CCL4 and after treatment with Kmno4 gives decarboxylic acid. Another bottle is labeled B (isomer of A) Compound B also decolorizes bromine in ccl4 but yields cyclohexane after treatment with kmn04.

a. how many degrees of unsaturation does A have (i said 2)

b. suggest structures for a and B

c. what was the other product formed in the Kmn04 treatment of B?



another

a. some times when an alkene reacts in an electrophilic addition reaction, the carbon backbone is changed? Why and how does this occur

b. studies have shown that the relative amounts of rearragned and unrearranged products depend on the reactivity of the reactants used why is this the case


any help would be great

 

[SaintJude]

a. Degree of Saturation : [(2C+ 2) - H ]/2 = (14+2)- 12 /2 = 4/2 =2 Yup.

b. Both compound a & B have a double bond, b/c decolorization of bromine occurs via electrophilic addition which breaks a pi bound. KMNO4 carries an oxidation of compounds.

Hey, I think this shows you that people in this forum have a low tolerance for non-MCAT questions. haha. Don't take it personally, but I think we're already working on enough...so maybe someone in the homework forum can help more? Sorry, I couldn't help.

 

[ljc]

My guess:
A is a di-ene (one terminal ene, one non-terminal), B is... edit: nevermind! wrong molecular formula