simple, if you know pinacol rearrangement rkn
is treated with H2SO4 and heated. Wat is d product formed????
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deblina4
·2010-09-01 08:32:15
plz tel me if i m correct ....1 OH grp frm top wil b eliminatd along wd d H of the other OH grp on top which will frm ketone whle the Ph grp attachd wd it wl b migrated 2 d eliminatd OH grps place
Asish Mahapatra
·2010-09-02 05:04:47
yes para-tollyl grp will migrate ..
because the initial carbocation formed is the o-phenyl carbocation as it is more stable ..
and hence the other migrating grp (p-tollyl) will migrate