ABC26OR0089 · Natural Products
Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Natural Products · Topic: Natural Products – General · Exam: CSIR-NET JUNE 2013 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Hard
$\alpha$-Pinene on reaction with dilute alkaline $\mathrm{KMnO_4}$ produces a diol, which on further oxidation with chromium trioxide gives product A, which undergoes a positive haloform test. The compound A is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Answer
Answer (as printed): C
Explanation
Chemical reaction involved in the above transformation can be illustrated as (A) contains group and will give positive haloform test.
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.