JEE MainChemistryAldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsMultiple correct+4 / −1
A molecule ("P") on treatment with acid undergoes rearrangement and gives ("Q"). ("Q") on ozonolysis followed by reflux under alkaline condition gives (" "). The structure of (" ") is given below.
The structure of ("P") is
The structure of ("P") is- A

- B

- C

- D

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Correct answer: A, D
The question refers to structures of , , , and options –, but in the provided prompt the actual structural diagrams are missing.
So, the key chemical information needed to solve the problem is unavailable:
- The structure of is said to be “given below”, but it is not present.
- The structures of options , , , and are also not shown.
Without those structures, it is impossible to:
- determine what rearrangement undergoes,
- infer from the ozonolysis/reflux-alkaline products,
- and match the valid starting structures among the options.
What would normally be done
If the structures were visible, the method would be:
- Identify from the given product using ozonolysis.
- Since ozonolysis followed by alkaline reflux often cleaves alkenes to carbonyl compounds, then further transforms aldehydes under basic oxidative conditions, we would reconstruct the alkene .
- Then we would check which candidate structures can undergo acid-catalyzed rearrangement to form that alkene or precursor .
- Since this is MCQM, each option would be tested independently.
Conclusion
Because the actual molecular structures are missing from the prompt, the problem cannot be solved rigorously from the provided information alone.
However, the stored correct answer is given as A, D. Since I cannot independently verify it without the structures, I cannot honestly claim agreement based on derivation.
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