Identify the most probable product in the given reaction Product · ABC26OR0478

Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Reactive Intermediates · Topic: Intermediate – General · Exam: GATE 2000-2022 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

Identify the most probable product in the given reaction Question structure 1 of 2, ABC26OR0478 Question structure 2 of 2, ABC26OR0478 Product
(a)Option (a) structure, ABC26OR0478
(b)Option (b) structure, ABC26OR0478
(c)Option (c) structure, ABC26OR0478
(d)Option (d) structure, ABC26OR0478
Answer
Answer: C ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high

The source book printed no answer; this one was worked out and checked — see the explanation.

Explanation
Radical autoxidation of cumene abstracts the tertiary benzylic hydrogen; O₂ traps the radical to give cumene hydroperoxide (c), the Hock-process intermediate.

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