Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids: NEET 2023

Medium· Chemical Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones (Reduction Reactions)· +4 / −1

Identify product (A) in the following reaction: The reactant is a cyclohexane ring joined by a single bond to a benzene ring at the

1,3

(meta) position of the benzene ring. The cyclohexane carbon (at its

3

-position relative to the point of attachment) carries an acetyl group,

-\mathrm{COCH_3}

, and the benzene ring (meta to the cyclohexyl group) also carries an acetyl group,

-\mathrm{COCH_3}

\text{Reactant} \xrightarrow{\mathrm{Zn{-}Hg,\ conc.\ HCl}} (\mathrm{A}) + 2\mathrm{H_2O}

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