NEET2010ChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryActual
Degree of unsaturation of A=2 , it contains no double or triple bonds. Identify A .
Options
- Anone of these
Correct answer
A. none of these
Step-by-step solution
Degree of unsaturation of C ₁₀ H ₁₈ O =2 , but it contains no double or triple bond. Hence there are two rings - one six membered as indicated by product and the other three membered which is cleaved by HCl due to strain. Hence A has following structure.