Question

Alkaline hydrolysis of C₄H₈Cl₂ gives a compound (A) which on heating with NaOH and I₂ produces a yellow precipitate of CHI₃. The compound (A) should be ______.

Options

• \[\ce{CH3CH2CH2CHO}\]

• \[\begin{array}{cc}\ce{CH3CH2 - C - CH3}\\
  \phantom{....}||\\\phantom{....}\ce{O}\end{array}\]

• \[\begin{array}{cc}
  \ce{CH3-CH2 - CH - CH2}\\
  \phantom{...........}|\phantom{......}|\\
  \phantom{............}\ce{OH}\phantom{...}\ce{OH}
  \end{array}\]

• \[\begin{array}{cc}\ce{CH3-CH2 - CH - CH2}\\
  \phantom{.................}|\\\phantom{..................}\ce{OH}
  \end{array}\]

Answer 1

Alkaline hydrolysis of C₄H₈Cl₂ gives a compound (A) which on heating with NaOH and I₂ produces a yellow precipitate of CHI₃. The compound (A) should be \[\underline{\begin{array}{cc}\ce{CH3CH2 - C - CH3}\\\phantom{....}||\\\phantom{....}\ce{O}\end{array}}\].