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Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids question

2022 · 29 Jul · Shift 2 · Q9
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Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids question

2022 · 29 Jul · Shift 2 · Q9

JEE MainChemistryAldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsMCQ+4 / −1
Correct structure of γ\gammaγ-methylcyclohexane carbaldehyde is
  1. A
    JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th July Evening Shift Chemistry - Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids Question 88 English Option 1
  2. B
    JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th July Evening Shift Chemistry - Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids Question 88 English Option 2
  3. C
    JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th July Evening Shift Chemistry - Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids Question 88 English Option 3
  4. D
    JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th July Evening Shift Chemistry - Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids Question 88 English Option 4
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Correct answer: A

  1. Interpret the parent name

    The compound is cyclohexane carbaldehyde with a γ\gammaγ-methyl substituent.

    • In a cyclic compound, carbaldehyde means a −CHO-CHO−CHO group attached to the ring, and the carbon of the aldehyde is not part of the ring.
    • So the parent structure is cyclohexane-111-carbaldehyde.
  2. Meaning of α,β,γ\alpha,\beta,\gammaα,β,γ positions

    Numbering starts from the ring carbon directly attached to the functional group.

    • The ring carbon attached to −CHO-CHO−CHO is carbon 111.
    • The next carbon is α\alphaα (C2C_2C2​)
    • Next is β\betaβ (C3C_3C3​)
    • Next is γ\gammaγ (C4C_4C4​)

    Therefore, γ\gammaγ-methylcyclohexane carbaldehyde means:

    • a cyclohexane ring
    • a formyl group (−CHO)(-CHO)(−CHO) attached at carbon 111
    • a methyl group (−CH3)(-CH_3)(−CH3​) attached at carbon 444
  3. Required structure

    So the correct structure is:

    4-methylcyclohexane-1-carbaldehyde\text{4-methylcyclohexane-1-carbaldehyde}4-methylcyclohexane-1-carbaldehyde

    i.e. a cyclohexane ring with:

    • one −CHO-CHO−CHO substituent
    • one −CH3-CH_3−CH3​ substituent at the carbon opposite to it in the ring
  4. Match with the given options

    Since the stored correct answer is A, that implies Option A is the structure showing:

    • aldehyde group as carbaldehyde (outside the ring), and
    • methyl at the γ\gammaγ position (C4C_4C4​).

Hence, the correct option is A.

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