1. Tardigrade
  2. Question
  3. Chemistry
  4. When an optically active amine (A) having molecular formula C4H11N is subjected to Hofmann’s exhaustive methylation followed by hydrolysis, an alkene (B) is produced which upon ozonolysis and subsequent hydrolysis yields formaldehyde and propanal. The amine ’A’ is

Question Error Report

Thank you for reporting, we will resolve it shortly

Back to Question

Q. When an optically active amine $(A)$ having molecular formula $C_4H_{11}N$ is subjected to Hofmann’s exhaustive methylation followed by hydrolysis, an alkene $(B)$ is produced which upon ozonolysis and subsequent hydrolysis yields formaldehyde and propanal. The amine $’A’$ is

Amines

Solution:

The only optically active molecule is as shown.
image