Chemistry

Marcella

16 June, 04:41

When a consumer purchases a tomato, smell is one of the factors affecting selection. Researchers in Japan have thus analyzed the volatile components of tomatoes using a novel method. Among the complex mixture of 367 compounds detected were 3-methylbutanal and hexanal Propose a single synthesis that produces an equimolar mixture of these two compounds (equal amounts of both products) starting with one 1°, one 2°, and one 3° alcohol, each with fewer than six carbons.