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ChemistryALCOHOL & ETHERREACTIONS OF ALCOHOLS and ETHERSMedium2 minQB
ChemistryMediumsingle choice
Identify the product ‘P’.
Options:
Answer:
D
Solution:
Concept:
- Acidic hydrolysis of the cyclic ether takes place.
- After protonation, ring opening occurs.
- The –OH group attacks the side where the carbocation is more stable.
- In this structure, after ring opening, a ketone and an alcohol are formed with rearrangement.
- Product analysis:
- A cyclohexanone fused system with a –OH side chain is formed.
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