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JEE Main 2024 · ChemistryMultiple choiceDiagram basedMediumMulti-step

JEE Main 6 April 2024, Shift 2, Chemistry Q76

Question 76 of 90 in this shift, Chemistry question 16 of 30, Section A.

Chemical reaction: (1-chloropropyl)cyclohexane [cyclohexyl ring attached to CHCl-CH2-CH3] ++ NaOH →H2O\xrightarrow{\mathrm{H_2O}} Major Product "A". Consider the above chemical reaction. Product "A" is :

The figure, in words

Reactant: cyclohexane ring bonded to CH(Cl)-CH2-CH3, with NaOH, H2O, giving major product A.
  1. (1)[structure: cyclohexyl-CH(OH)-CH2-CH3]
  2. (2)[structure: cyclohexyl-CH2-CH(OH)-CH3]
  3. (3)[structure: 1-propylcyclohexan-1-ol, ring carbon bearing OH and CH2CH2CH3]Official answer
  4. (4)[structure: 2-propylcyclohexan-1-ol, OH on ring carbon adjacent to ring carbon bearing CH2CH2CH3]

Official answer

Option 3

NTA final key.

Chapter
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
Topic
SN1 and SN2 Mechanisms
Idea tested
Carbocation Rearrangements in SN1

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Asked 2× in all
  1. 8 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q63The major product of which of the following reaction is not obtained by rearrangement reaction ?MediumDiagram basedHas a figure

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