Chemistry · Natural Products - Terpenoids
Consider the following statements with reference to Citral: (A) Citral is a liquid that has a characteristic lemon odor. (B) Oxidation of citral with alkaline permanganate followed by chromic acid yields acetone, oxalic acid, and levulinic acid. (C) It reacts with hydroxylamine to form an oxime. (D) It exhibits geometrical isomerism where the trans-isomer is known as neral and the cis-isomer is geranial. Which of the statements given above are correct?
- 1(B), (C) and (D) Only
- 2(A), (B) and (D) Only
- 3(A), (B) and (C) Only✓
- 4(A), (B), (C) and (D)
Correct answer
(A), (B) and (C) Only
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