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2,4-pentanedione is treated with excess of KCN in acetic acid solution and finally hydrolysed with dilute H2SO4 giving products only with molecular formula C7H12O6 (dicarboxylic acids). The correct statement regarding product(s) of this reaction is/are
(a)Product mixture contains four stereoisomers which on fractional crystallization gives two fraction.
(b)Product mixture contains three steroisomers which on fractional crystallization gives two fraction.
(c)Product of either fraction obtained after crystallization, on strong heating lactonizes to give the following compound :


(d)Product of only one fraction obtained after crystallization, on strong heating lactonizes to give the following compound :



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Important Questions on Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
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How many chiral compounds are possible on monochlorination of -methylbutane?

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Why dextro and laevo – rotatory isomers of Butan-2-ol are difficult to separate by fractional distillation ?

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Predict the stereochemistry of the product formed if an optically active alkyl halide undergoes substitution reaction by mechanism.

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Two possible stereo-structures of , which are optically active, are called:

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Which of the following structures represents a chiral compound?

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Identify the chiral molecule in the following pair:

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Give reason.
In case of optically active alkyl halides reaction are accompanied by racemization.

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Which of the following compound is optically inactive?

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Which of the following has a chiral

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Give reason:
Racemic mixture is optically inactive.

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Which of the following compounds will show retention in configuration on nucleophile substitution by ?

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What is the condition to be satisfied for a compound to be chiral?

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The major product of the following reaction is:

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Which of the following compound is optically inactive?

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Which compound is optically active?

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-Bromobutane is optically active. Explain the stereo-chemical aspect of reaction of -Bromobutane with ions.

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The correct statement about the following chemical reaction is

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The number of chiral carbon present in peptide, is:

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The number of chiral carbons present in the molecule given below is..............

