AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2001

  • question_answer
    What is the product B in the following reaction sequence\[C{{H}_{3}}-\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  O \\  || \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,-C{{H}_{3}}\xrightarrow{KCN/{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}}A\xrightarrow{LiAl{{H}_{4}}}B?\]

    A)  \[C{{H}_{3}}-\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  H \\  | \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  OH \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  C{{H}_{3}} \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,H-COOH\]     

    B)  \[C{{H}_{3}}-\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  C{{H}_{3}} \\  | \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  OH \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-COOH\]  

    C)  \[C{{H}_{3}}-\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  C{{H}_{3}} \\  | \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  OH \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-C{{H}_{2}}NH\]   

    D)  \[C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  C{{H}_{3}} \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,N-CN\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                     When acetone reacts with KCN/\[{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\] then addition of HCN takes place and acetone cyanohydrin  is formed. On the reduction of compound  by \[LiAl{{H}_{4}},-CN\] group is reduced into \[-C{{H}_{2}}N{{H}_{2}}\] (primary amine) group. \[C{{H}_{3}}-\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  O \\  || \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{\underset{acetone}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-C{{H}_{3}}+HCN\]                 \[\xrightarrow{KCN/{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}}\,\,\,\,C{{H}_{3}}-\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  C{{H}_{3}} \\  | \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  OH \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-CN\] acetone cyanohydrin                                 \[\xrightarrow{LiAl{{H}_{4}}}C{{H}_{3}}-\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  C{{H}_{3}} \\  | \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  OH  \\  (B) \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-C{{H}_{2}}N{{H}_{2}}\] Note - Isocyanide gives secondary amine on reduction. \[RNC\xrightarrow[or\,\,{{H}_{2}},\,\,Ni]{LiAl{{H}_{4}}}\underset{\sec ondary\,\,a\min e}{\mathop{R-NH-C{{H}_{3}}}}\,\]


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