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JEE Main 2 April 2025, Shift 2, Chemistry Q68

Question 68 of 75 in this shift, Chemistry question 18 of 25, Section A.

Consider the following reactions. From these reactions which reaction will give carboxylic acid as a major product ? (A) R−C≡N→mild condition(i) H+/H2O\mathrm{R-C{\equiv}N} \xrightarrow[\text{mild condition}]{\text{(i) H}^+/\mathrm{H_2O}} (B) R−MgX→(ii) H3O+(i) CO2\mathrm{R-MgX} \xrightarrow[\mathrm{(ii)\ H_3O^+}]{\mathrm{(i)\ CO_2}} (C) R−C≡N→(ii) H3O+(i) SnCl2/HCl\mathrm{R-C{\equiv}N} \xrightarrow[\mathrm{(ii)\ H_3O^+}]{\mathrm{(i)\ SnCl_2/HCl}} (D) R⋅CH2⋅OH→PCC\mathrm{R{\cdot}CH_2{\cdot}OH} \xrightarrow{\text{PCC}} (E) C6H5-COCl→(ii) Br2 water(i) H2∣Pd−BaSO4\mathrm{C_6H_5\text{-}COCl} \xrightarrow[\mathrm{(ii)\ Br_2\ water}]{\mathrm{(i)\ H_2|Pd-BaSO_4}} (benzoyl chloride, benzene ring drawn) Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

The figure, in words

Reaction (E) starts from benzoyl chloride (benzene ring bearing COCl).
  1. (1)A, B and E only
  2. (2)B, C and E only
  3. (3)B and E onlyOfficial answer
  4. (4)A and D only

Official answer

Option 3

NTA final key.

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Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. This question needs a figure we do not reproduce; it is described in words above. Lumi analyses 108 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.