Q76 · CSIR NET Chemistry, June 2015
Paper: CSIR NET June 2015 · Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Pericyclic Reactions · Topic: Pericyclic Reactions – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium
The major product formed in the following reaction is
heat
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Answer
Answer: A ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence medium
Explanation
Intramolecular thermal ene reaction: the terminal alkene is the enophile and the internal alkene with its allylic H is the ene. It closes a six-membered ring carrying vicinal methyl and vinyl groups (a).
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