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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, 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. To answer the questions below, consider the following information: In an abandoned laboratory has been found a flammable liquid, A, in a bottle bearing only the label  Compound A: C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>12</sub>. 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 KMnO<sub>4</sub>, 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 KMnO<sub>4</sub>.   -Refer to Instructions. Suggest structures for A and B.
-Refer to Instructions. Suggest structures for A and B.


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