Ncert Exercises & Solutions

Compound ‘A’ was prepared by oxidation of compound ‘B’ with alkaline KMn0,. 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, it produces fruity smell of compound C to which family the compounds ‘A, ‘B’ and ‘C’ belong to?

Since, B and A on heating together in the presence of acid produces ester (a fruity smell.