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JEE Main 9 April 2024, Shift 1, Chemistry Q89

Question 89 of 90 in this shift, Chemistry question 29 of 30, Section B.

How many compounds among the following compounds show inductive, mesomeric as well as hyperconjugation effects ? [figure: eight structures: anisole (OCH3\mathrm{OCH_3} on benzene); (CH3)2CH−CH=CH−C(=O)−CH3\mathrm{(CH_3)_2CH-CH=CH-C(=O)-CH_3} (skeletal enone); benzene; chlorocyclohexane; 2-nitro-isopropylbenzene (NO2\mathrm{NO_2} ortho to CH(CH3)2\mathrm{CH(CH_3)_2}); 2-nitro-(but-3-en-2-yl)benzene (NO2\mathrm{NO_2} ortho to CH(CH3)CH=CH2\mathrm{CH(CH_3)CH=CH_2}); m-xylene (two CH3\mathrm{CH_3} meta); 1-acetyl-2-methylcyclohexene (COCH3\mathrm{COCH_3} and CH3\mathrm{CH_3} on the ring double bond carbons)]

The figure, in words

Eight skeletal structures in two rows: row 1 anisole, (CH3)2CH-CH=CH-CO-CH3 enone, benzene, chlorocyclohexane; row 2 o-nitro-isopropylbenzene, o-nitro-(but-3-en-2-yl)benzene, m-xylene (two CH3 meta), 1-acetyl-2-methylcyclohexene.

Official answer

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NTA final key.

Chapter
Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques
Topic
Resonance and Hyperconjugation
Idea tested
Mesomeric Effect

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