Question

when the cyclopropenyl alcohol (c15h28o) below is generated and treated immediately with aqueous perchloric acid (hclo4), a (c15h27clo4) is obtained as stable white crystals. draw the structure of the c15h27 portion of a.

Answer 1

Correct option is C)

Compound A has formula C

8

​

H

9

​

Br

Degree of unsaturation =C−

2

H

​

−

2

X

​

+

2

N

​

+1

=4

That means compound A contains one ring and 3 double bonds and as the compound A when warmed with alcoholic AgNO3 forrms white ppt (AgBr) that means it forms stable carbocation after removing Br.