Hydrocarbons - Result Question 60

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An acyclic hydrocarbon $P$, having molecular formula $C _6 H _{10}$, gave acetone as the only organic product through the following sequence of reactions, in which $Q$ is an intermediate organic compound.

$ \underset{\left(C _6 H _{10}\right)}{P} \xrightarrow[\substack{\text { (ii) } NaBH _4 / \text { ethanol } \\ \text { (iii) dil. acid }}]{\text { (i) dil. } H _2 SO _4 / HgSO _4} $

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45. The structure of compound $P$ is

(a) $CH _3 CH _2 CH _2 CH _2-C \equiv C-H$

(b) $H _3 CH _2 C-C \equiv C-CH _2 CH _3$

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 45. (d)

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