When an Alcohol Molecule Adds Across a Carbon-Oxygen Double Bond

question 13

Multiple Choice

When an alcohol molecule adds across a carbon-oxygen double bond of an aldehyde or ketone, the

• A) H atom from the alcohol bonds to the carbonyl carbon atom
• B) OH portion from the alcohol bonds to the carbonyl oxygen atom
• C) OR portion from the alcohol bonds to the carbonyl carbon atom
• D) OH portion from the alcohol bonds to the carbonyl carbon atom

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