Answer:
Compound A, C8H10, absorbed 3 equivalents of H2 on catalytic hydrogenation over a Pd/C catalyst to give B (C8H16). On ozonolysis, compound A gave, among other things, a ketone which was identified as cyclopentanone. On treatment with NaNH2 in NH3, followed by addition of iodomethane, compound A gave a new hydrocarbon, C (C9H12). Draw the structure of Compound A and Compound B.
Explanation:
The degree of unsaturation in the given compound A C8H10 is:
DU= (Cn+1)-Hn/2 -Xn/2 +Nn/2
DU=(8+1)-10/2
=9-5
=4
So, the given compound has either three double bonds and a ring or four double bonds or four rings.
Given,
compound A C8H10 absorbed three equivalents of H2 on catalytic hydrogenation that means compound A has three double bonds or it has one double bond and one triple bond.
The structure of compounds A, B and C along with the entire reaction is shown below: