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JEE Advanced 2020 Paper 1 · Chemistry · Hydrocarbons · medium

1-Methylcyclohexene is treated with BH3· THF followed by H2O2/NaOH to give P. P is oxidised with pyridinium chlorochromate to Q, and Q is then…

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11-Methylcyclohexene is treated with BH3⋅THF\mathrm{BH_3\cdot THF} followed by H2O2/NaOH\mathrm{H_2O_2/NaOH} to give P\mathbf{P}. P\mathbf{P} is oxidised with pyridinium chlorochromate to Q\mathbf{Q}, and Q\mathbf{Q} is then stirred with excess NaOD\mathrm{NaOD} in D2O\mathrm{D_2O} until no further exchange takes place. The molecular formula of the organic compound finally isolated is
  1. A. C7H9D3O\mathrm{C_7H_9D_3O}
  2. B. C7H10D2O\mathrm{C_7H_{10}D_2O}
  3. C. C7H8D4O\mathrm{C_7H_8D_4O}
  4. D. C7H12O\mathrm{C_7H_{12}O}
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Answer: (A) C7H9D3O\mathrm{C_7H_9D_3O}

Hydroboration-oxidation adds H\mathrm{H} and OH\mathrm{OH} across the double bond in an anti-Markovnikov, syn manner, so the boron and hence the hydroxyl group end up on the less substituted carbon C2\mathrm{C2}. P\mathbf{P} is therefore trans-2-methylcyclohexanol, a secondary alcohol, and not the tertiary 1-methylcyclohexanol. PCC oxidises a secondary alcohol cleanly to the ketone, so Q\mathbf{Q} is 2-methylcyclohexanone, C7H12O\mathrm{C_7H_{12}O}. Under base each enolisable α\alpha-hydrogen is exchanged for deuterium through the enolate. The α\alpha-carbons are C2\mathrm{C2} (one H, bearing the methyl) and C6\mathrm{C6} (two H); the methyl hydrogens are not α\alpha to the carbonyl. Three hydrogens are exchanged, giving C7H9D3O\mathrm{C_7H_9D_3O}. Option (D) would be the answer if the tertiary alcohol were formed (no oxidation, no exchange), and (B) or (C) miscount the α\alpha-hydrogens.
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