Of the following compounds, whose ozonolysis proves the Kekule structure of benzene?
a)
Benzene
b)
Toluene
c)
-Xylene
d)
-Xylene
Of the following compounds, whose ozonolysis proves the Kekule structure of benzene?
a)
Benzene
b)
Toluene
c)
-Xylene
d)
-Xylene
Question ID - 104092 | SaraNextGen Top Answer
Of the following compounds, whose ozonolysis proves the Kekule structure of benzene?
a)
Benzene
b)
Toluene
c)
-Xylene
d)
-Xylene
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Of the following compounds, whose ozonolysis proves the Kekule structure of benzene? |
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Benzene |
b) |
Toluene |
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1 Answer
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Answer Key / Explanation : (c) -
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(c)
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-Xylene on ozonolysis gives glyoxal: methylglyoxal: dimethyl glyoxal in the ratio 3:2:1, which proves the existence of resonance in benzene and hence proves the Kekule structure of benzene. So the answer is (c)127 votes
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