Consider the given chemical reaction: Product "A" is:
Hydrocarbons · Class 11 · JEE Main Previous Year Question
Consider the given chemical reaction:
Product "A" is:
- a
Picric acid
- b
Oxalic acid
- c
Acetic acid
- d✓
Adipic acid
Adipic acid
Step 1: Identify the starting material and reagent
The reaction involves cyclohexene (or cyclohexane with a double bond) treated with a strong oxidizing agent like at elevated temperature.
The ring opens at the double bond, and both ends are oxidized to carboxylic acids:
Adipc acid is a 6-carbon dicarboxylic acid, an important industrial chemical used in nylon synthesis.
Answer: Option (d) — Adipic acid
Key Points to Remember:
- Oxidative cleavage of cyclic alkenes gives dicarboxylic acids
- Cyclohexene → adipic acid ( dicarboxylic acid)
- Cyclopentene → glutaric acid ( dicarboxylic acid)
- Adipic acid + hexamethylenediamine → Nylon-6,6
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