Quantrex Quantrex AcademyJEE · NEET · NDA PYQs with solutions Open app
Fundamentals of Organic ChemistryChemistryAlcohols Phenols and Ethers

Identify the appropriate reaction conditions for the transformations A, B, and C shown in the following scheme:

Options

  1. AA: Oxymercuration-demercuration; B: Acid-catalysed hydration; C: Hydroboration-oxidation
  2. BA: Acid-catalysed hydration; B: Hydroboration-oxidation; C: Oxymercuration-demercuration
  3. CA: Hydroboration-oxidation; B: Oxymercuration-demercuration; C: Acid-catalysed hydration
  4. DA: Oxymercuration-demercuration; B: Hydroboration-oxidation; C: Acid-catalysed hydration

Correct answer

C. A: Hydroboration-oxidation; B: Oxymercuration-demercuration; C: Acid-catalysed hydration

Step-by-step solution

The starting material is vinylcyclohexane. Transformation A yields 2-cyclohexylethanol. This is an anti-Markovnikov addition of water across the double bond, which is achieved by hydroboration-oxidation. Transformation B yields 1-cyclohexylethanol. This is a Markovnikov addition of water without any skeletal rearrangement, which is achieved by oxymercuration-demercuration. Transformation C yields 1-ethylcyclohexanol. This product is formed via a carbocation rearrangement, characteristic of acid-catalysed hydration.

Practice Alcohols Phenols and Ethers on Quantrex Academy →

More from Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

All Alcohols Phenols and Ethers questions Full Alcohols Phenols and Ethers list All Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry PYQs