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JEE Main 2024 · ChemistryMultiple choiceDiagram basedHardApplication

JEE Main 31 January 2024, Shift 2, Chemistry Q75

Question 75 of 90 in this shift, Chemistry question 15 of 30, Section A.

Major product of the following reaction is -

The figure, in words

Reaction scheme: 1-methylcyclopentene (methyl on the double-bond carbon, ring drawn with the C=C at the bottom left) treated with D-Cl gives '?'.
  1. (1)[figure: cyclopentane; left carbon bears D (top) and H (bottom), right carbon bears CH3 (top) and Cl (bottom)]Official answer
  2. (2)[figure: cyclopentane; left carbon bears D (top) and H (bottom), right carbon bears Cl (top) and CH3 (bottom)]
  3. (3)[figure: cyclopentane; left carbon bears H (top) and Cl (bottom), right carbon bears D (top) and CH3 (bottom)]
  4. (4)[figure: cyclopentane; left carbon bears Cl (top) and H (bottom), right carbon bears D (top) and CH3 (bottom)]

Official answer

Option 1

NTA final key.

Chapter
Hydrocarbons
Topic
Alkenes and Alkynes
Idea tested
Markovnikov's Rule Application

Same idea in other shifts

Asked 6× in all
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  3. 31 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q76The product (C) in the below mentioned reaction is :…EasySingle correct
  4. 24 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q90The major product 'A' of the following given reaction has ______ sp2sp^2 hybridized carbon atoms. 2,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadiene…HardNumerical value
  5. 9 Jan 2020, Shift 2 · Q43Which of the following reactions will not produce a racemic product ?HardSingle correctHas a figure

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