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NEET 2026
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Consider the given reaction sequence and identify the final major...

Consider the given reaction sequence and identify the final major product 'X'.
Consider the given reaction sequence and identify the final major product 'X'.

Options

  1. Ap-Chlorotoluene
  2. BToluene
  3. Cp-Deuterotoluene
  4. Dp-Cresol

Correct answer

C. p-Deuterotoluene

Step-by-step solution

The given starting material is p-toluenediazonium chloride.

In step (i), the reaction with Cu2Cl2/HCl\mathrm{Cu}_2\mathrm{Cl}_2 / \mathrm{HCl} is a Sandmeyer reaction. The diazonium group (−N2+Cl−-\mathrm{N}_2^+\mathrm{Cl}^-) is replaced by a chlorine atom to form p-chlorotoluene.

In step (ii), p-chlorotoluene reacts with magnesium (Mg\mathrm{Mg}) in the presence of dry ether to form a Grignard reagent, p-tolylmagnesium chloride.

In step (iii), the Grignard reagent undergoes an acid-base reaction with heavy water (D2O\mathrm{D}_2\mathrm{O}). The nucleophilic carbon attached to magnesium abstracts a deuterium ion (D+\mathrm{D}^+) from D2O\mathrm{D}_2\mathrm{O}, resulting in the formation of p-deuterotoluene as the final major product X.

Answer: p-Deuterotoluene
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