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Cyclohexanol is treated with H2SO4 to produce compound A which decolourises bromine in CCl4. Compound A is treated with reagent Y to produce 1,2-cyclohexanediol. Which of the following statements is correct? A could be cyclohexene and Y could be dilute/cold KMnO4 b. A could be cyclohexene...

An organic compound contained: C, 18.3%; H, 0.51%; Br, 81.2%. When 0.793 g of the compound was dissolved in 14.80 mL of chloroform (density = 1.485 g/mL), the solution boiled at 60.63oC. Pure chloroform boils at 60.30oC and has Kb = 3.63oC kg/mol. What is the molecular formula of the organic...