Question

You had received your report card but you haven't yet shown to the father. Express your feelings and fear that you have. Write a diary entry about it.

Answer 1

A mixture of two aromatic compounds A and B was separated by dissolving a chloroform followed by extraction with aqueous KOH solution. The organic layer containing compound A, when heated with alcoholic solution of KOH produced a compound C(C₇H₅N) associated with an unpleasant odour. The alkaline aqueous layer on the other hand, when heated with chloroform and then acidified gave a mixture of two isomeric compounds D and E of molecular formula C₇H₆O₂. Identify the compounds A, B, C, D, E and write their structures.