Q18 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, June 2015
Paper: CSIR-NET June 2015 · Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Reagents, Reaction Mechanisms & Named Reactions · Topic: Reagents, Reaction Mechanisms & Named Reactions – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium
The products A and B in the following reaction sequence are 
(a)
(b)
B = 
B = (c)
B = 
B = (d) B = 
B = Answer
Answer: D ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
Li/NH₃ reductive alkylation gives the trans-2-allyl-3-methylcyclohexanone (allyl and Me trans, A); Wacker oxidation converts the alkene into the methyl ketone and KOH aldol condensation closes the cyclopentenone (B) — (d).
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