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-Methylcyclohexene is treated with and then to give ; is oxidised with PCC to ; reacts with excess followed by aqueous work-up to give ; and is heated with conc. to give the major alkene (Zaitsev product). The number of stereoisomers possible for and the identity of are
- A. ; -dimethylcyclohexene
- B. ; -methyl--methylenecyclohexane
- C. ; -dimethylcyclohexene
- D. ; -methyl--methylenecyclohexane
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Answer: (C) ; -dimethylcyclohexene
Hydroboration-oxidation of -methylcyclohexene is syn and anti-Markovnikov, giving --methylcyclohexanol (racemic). PCC converts it to -methylcyclohexanone , so the stereochemical history of is irrelevant. adds to to give -dimethylcyclohexan--ol , which has two stereocentres ( and ) and no symmetry element, hence stereoisomers. Acid-catalysed dehydration proceeds through the tertiary carbocation at ; loss of the hydrogen gives the tetrasubstituted, most stable alkene -dimethylcyclohexene (achiral), not the exocyclic alkene. Hence the answer is and -dimethylcyclohexene.
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