JEE Main 2023 — Haloalkanes and Haloarenes Question with Solution
JEE Main 2023 (24 Jan Shift 1)
Question
Number of moles of formed in the following reaction is _____ .
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Show full solutionCorrect answer: 2
Step-by-step explanation
Benzylic and tertiary carbocations are stable. The positive charge is unstable at double bonded carbon. Hence, two moles of silver chloride is precipitated from one mole of given molecule.
In the above molecule, carbon-1 and carbo-2 are double bonded carbons. Carbon-3 and carbon-4 forms secondary carbocation and tertiary carbocation respectively.
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