BHU PMT BHU PMT (Mains) Solved Paper-2011

  • question_answer
    The best reagent to convert pent-3-en-2-ol into pent-3-en-2-one is

    A)  pyridinium chloro chromate

    B)  chromic anhydride in glacial acetic acid

    C)   acidic dichromate

    D)  acidic permanganate

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Sol.         Pyridinium   chlorochromate   oxidises   an alcoholic group selectively in the presence of carbon-carbon double bond. \[C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  OH \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{CH}}\,-CH=CH-C{{H}_{3}}\xrightarrow[{}]{PCC}\]                 \[C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  |\,| \\  O \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{CH}}\,-CH=CH-C{{H}_{3}}\]


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