JEE AdvancedChemistryAldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsMCQ+3 / −1
In the following reaction sequence, products I, J and L are formed. K represents a reagent.
The structure of product L is :
The structure of product L is :- A

- B

- C

- D

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Correct answer: C
The user wants me to determine the structure of the final product L in a given multi-step reaction sequence.
Step 1: Analyze the starting material and the first reaction.
- The starting material is Hex-3-ynal. Its structure is .
- The first reagent is Sodium Borohydride (). is a selective reducing agent that reduces aldehydes and ketones to their corresponding alcohols. It does not affect the carbon-carbon triple bond.
- The aldehyde group (
-CHO) is reduced to a primary alcohol group (). - So, product I is Hex-3-yn-1-ol: .
Step 2: Analyze the second reaction.
- Product I (Hex-3-yn-1-ol) is reacted with Phosphorus Tribromide ().
- is a reagent used to convert primary and secondary alcohols into alkyl bromides. The hydroxyl group (
-OH) is replaced by a bromine atom (-Br). - So, product J is 1-bromohex-3-yne: .
Step 3: Analyze the third reaction (formation of Grignard reagent).
- Product J (1-bromohex-3-yne) is reacted with Magnesium in ether (
Mg/ether). This reagent is represented by K. - This reaction forms a Grignard reagent. The magnesium atom inserts itself between the carbon and the bromine atom.
- The intermediate Grignard reagent is hex-3-ynylmagnesium bromide: .
Step 4: Analyze the final reaction.
- The Grignard reagent is reacted with carbon dioxide () followed by an acidic workup ().
- The Grignard reagent acts as a nucleophile (carbanion), attacking the electrophilic carbon of .
- This forms a magnesium carboxylate salt, which is then protonated by the acid to yield a carboxylic acid.
- This process adds a
-COOHgroup to the carbon chain, increasing the chain length by one carbon. - The final product L is Hept-4-ynoic acid: .
Step 5: Compare the structure of L with the given options.
- The derived structure for L is .
- Option A: - Incorrect. Contains a double bond, a bromine, and a hydroxyl group.
- Option B: - Incorrect. Contains an extra hydroxyl group.
- Option C: - Correct. This structure matches our derived product L.
- Option D: - Incorrect. Contains a double bond instead of a triple bond.
Therefore, the structure of product L is represented by option C.
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