Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Reaction Mechanism I · Topic: Reaction Mechanism – I – General · Exam: JAM 2005-2022 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Hard
Rationalize the following observations using suitable mechanism.
(a)Nitratino of 4t-butyltoluene gives 4-nitrotoluene as one of the products.
(b)cis-1-t-butylcyclohexyltrimethylammonium hydroxide undergoes Hoffmann elimination to yield 4-t butylcyclohexene whereas the trans isomer does not (use conformations) explain.