Q16 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, June 2015
Paper: CSIR-NET June 2015 · Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Reagents, Reaction Mechanisms & Named Reactions · Topic: Named Reactions · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium
The major product formed in following reaction is 
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Answer
Answer: B ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence medium
Explanation
Pd(0) ionises the allylic acetate to the π-allyl; the tethered benzylamine is delivered intramolecularly to the allyl terminus, giving the cis-fused hexahydroindole (b).
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