the elimination product of the following reaction is · ABC26OR0739
Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Organic Spectroscopy · Topic: Organic Spectroscopy – General · Exam: GATE 2000-2022 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium
the elimination product of the following reaction is 
(a)$\mathrm{I}_{2}$
(b)$\mathrm{CH_3I}$
(c)$\mathrm{CH_3COI}$
(d)$\mathrm{I_3^{-}}$
Answer
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Explanation
In the Monsanto cycle the methyl migrates onto CO (acetyl–Rh(III)); under CO the acetyl and iodide reductively eliminate as acetyl iodide, CH₃COI (c), which is hydrolysed to acetic acid.
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