Q8 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, June 2017
Paper: CSIR-NET June 2017 · Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Reagents, Reaction Mechanisms & Named Reactions · Topic: Reagents, Reaction Mechanisms & Named Reactions – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium
The major product formed in the sodium ethoxide mediated reaction between benzophenone and chloroacetate is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Answer
Answer: C ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
Darzens condensation: the chloroacetate enolate adds to benzophenone and the alkoxide displaces chloride intramolecularly to give ethyl 3,3-diphenylglycidate (c).
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