JEE Main201912 Apr 2019Evening ShiftChemistryHydrocarbonsActual
Heating of 2-chloro-1-phenylbutane with E t O K / E t O H gives X as the major product. Reaction X with H g ( O A c ) 2 / H 2 O followed by N a B H 4 gives Y as the major product. Y is:
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Step-by-step solution
EtOK is potassium ethylene oxide and it is colourless gas and is liquid at low temperatures and is highly flammable i.e. that catches fire easily and undergoes alkylation reactions with many organic compounds and EtOH is the ethanol. The heating of 2-chloro-1-phenylbutane with EtOK / EtOH gives X as the major product. Reaction X with H g ( OAc ) 2 / H 2 O followed by NaBH 4 gives Y as the major product. Y is 1-phenylbutanol.