Q4 · CSIR NET Chemistry, December 2011
Paper: CSIR NET December 2011 · Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Reagents, Reaction Mechanisms & Named Reactions · Topic: Named Reactions · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium
The major product formed in the following reaction is 
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Answer
Answer: A ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
NaNH₂ generates 3-methoxybenzyne; amide adds to the carbon meta to OMe (inductive stabilisation of the aryl anion ortho to OMe), giving m-anisidine (a).
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