JEE Main On 8 April 2017 Question 21

Question: The major product of the following reaction is: [JEE Online 08-04-2017] $ C _6H _5CH _2-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} | \\ Br \end{smallmatrix}}{\overset{\begin{smallmatrix} CH _3 \\ | \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}},-CH _2-CH _3\xrightarrow[C _2H _5OH]{C _2H _5ONa} $

Options:

A) $ C _6H _5CH _2=\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} | \\ CH _3 \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}},-CH _2CH _3 $

B) $ C _6H _5CH _2-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} | \\ CH _3 \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}},=CHCH _3 $

C) $ C _6H _5CH _2-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} | \\ OC _2H _5 \end{smallmatrix}}{\overset{\begin{smallmatrix} CH _3 \\ | \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}},-CH _2CH _3 $

D) $ C _6H _5CH _2-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} | \\ CH _2CH _3 \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}},=CH _2 $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

  • $ C _6H _5CH _2=\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} | \\ CH _3 \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}},-CH _2CH _3 $