NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020ChemistryAlcohols Phenols and EthersPractice
Terpinen-4-ol is an active ingredient in tea tree oil has the following structure The correct observations for terpinen-4-ol is/are I. It rotates the plane of plane polarized light. II. It reacts with Baeyer's reagent to form form a triol III. On reaction with NaBr and H 2 S O 4 , it gives a di bromo compound IV. On ozonolysis it gives a compound with molecular formula C 10 H 18 O 3
Options
- AI, II, III and IV
- BI, III and IV
- CII and III
- DIII and IV
Correct answer
A. I, II, III and IV
Step-by-step solution
( I ) Terpinen-4-ol is an optically active molecule because it is chiral molecule (II) (III) (IV)