JEE Main 20199 JanuaryEvening Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2019
- Date
- 9 January
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Alcohols Phenols and Ethers
JEE Main 2019 · 9 January · Evening Shift · Chemistry · Alcohols Phenols and Ethers
The products formed in the reaction of cumene with O _ 2 followed...
The products formed in the reaction of cumene with followed by treatment with dil are:








Options
- A

- B

- C

- D

Correct answer
C. 
Step-by-step solution
Cumene is an organic compound obtained by Friedel-Crafts alkylation of benzene with propylene. Upon oxidation of cumene (isopropylbenzene) in the presence of air, cumene hydroperoxide is obtained. Upon further treatment of cumene hydroperoxide with dilute acid, phenols are obtained