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ChemistryALCOHOL & ETHEROXIDATION OF ORGANIC COPMOUNDSHard2 minQB
ChemistryHardsingle choice

Unknown compound 'X' in following is :

Options:

Answer:
C
Solution:

Vicinal diol C cleaves with periodate to cyclopentanone. With acid it undergoes pinacol rearrangement/ring-carbon migration, expanding one ring to the shown spiro cyclohexanone. Both observations identify C.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:ALCOHOL & ETHERSubtopic:OXIDATION OF ORGANIC COPMOUNDS
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