ABC26OR0388 · Reagents Reaction Mechanisms and Named Reactions

Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Reagents Reaction Mechanisms and Named Reactions · Topic: Reagents, Reaction Mechanisms & Named Reactions – General · Exam: CSIR-NET DEC 2018 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Hard

Both 1-chloro-1-phenylpropan-2-one and 1-chloro-3-phenylpropan-2-one give same product A when heated in presence of NaOMe. The product A is
(a)Methyl 3-phenylpropanoate
(b)Methyl 2- phenylpropanoate
(c)Methyl 2-methoxy-2-phenylacetate
(d)1-methoxy-3-phenylpropan-2-one
Answer
Answer (as printed): A
Explanation
The mechanism of the reaction is shown below:

Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.

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