JEE Main 2024 (8 Apr, Shift 1) Chemistry Q79: Identify the…

Question

Identify the product (P) in the following reaction:
[figure: cyclopentanecarboxylic acid] $\xrightarrow[	ext{ii) }\mathrm{H_2O}]{	ext{i) }\mathrm{Br_2/Red\ P}}$ (P)

Accepted Answer

Option 1: [figure: 1-bromocyclopentane-1-carboxylic acid ($\mathrm{COOH}$ and Br on the same ring carbon)]

Answer

[figure: 1-bromocyclopentane-1-carboxylic acid ($\mathrm{COOH}$ and Br on the same ring carbon)]

Answer

[figure: cyclopentanecarbonyl bromide ($\mathrm{COBr}$)]

Answer

[figure: 2-bromocyclopentane-1-carboxylic acid]

Answer

[figure: 1-bromocyclopentane-1-carbaldehyde ($\mathrm{CHO}$ and Br on the same ring carbon)]

JEE Main 8 April 2024, Shift 1, Chemistry Q79

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