NEET Chemistry NEET PYQ-Carboxylic Acids

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    In the reaction
    The electrophile involved is                  [NEET - 2018]

    A) Dichloromethyl anion \[\left( \begin{align}   & \oplus  \\  & \text{CHC}{{\text{l}}_{\text{2}}} \\ \end{align} \right)\]

    B) Formyl cation \[\left( \begin{align}   & \oplus  \\  & \text{CHO} \\ \end{align} \right)\]

    C) Dichloromethyl cation \[\left( \begin{align}   & \oplus  \\  & \text{CHC}{{\text{l}}_{2}} \\ \end{align} \right)\]

    D) Dichlorocarbene \[\text{(:CC}{{\text{l}}_{\text{2}}})\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    [d] It is Reimer-Tiemann reaction. The electrophile formed is : \[\text{CC}{{\text{l}}_{\text{2}}}\] (Dichlorocarbene) according to the following reaction
    \[\text{CHC}{{\text{l}}_{\text{3}}}\text{+O}{{\text{H}}^{\text{-}}}\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  \Theta  \\  .\,\,\,\,. \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{\text{C}}}\,\text{C}{{\text{l}}_{3}}\text{+}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}\text{O}\]
    \[\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  \Theta  \\  .\text{  }\text{.} \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{\text{C}}}\,\text{C}{{\text{l}}_{\text{3}}}\xrightarrow{{}}\text{:}\underset{\text{Electrophile}}{\mathop{\text{CC}{{\text{l}}_{\text{2}}}}}\,\text{+C}{{\text{l}}^{\text{-}}}\]


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