Exhibit 8-9 To Answer the Question(s) Below Consider the Following Information

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Exhibit 8-9
To answer the question(s) below consider the following information:
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In an abandoned laboratory has been found a flammable liquid,A,in a bottle bearing only the label "Compound A: C₇H₁₂." Government agents have offered you a considerable sum to determine the structure of this compound.After verifying the molecular formula by elemental analysis,you find that Compound A reacts with 1 mol equiv of hydrogen;and,after treatment with acidic KMnO₄,Compound A gives the dicarboxylic acid C (see below).Another bottle from the same laboratory is labeled "Compound B (isomer of A)." Compound B also reacts with 1 mol equiv of hydrogen,but yields cyclohexanone after treatment with acidic KMnO₄.
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-Refer to Exhibit 8-9.Suggest structures for A and B.

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