Identify the product Y in the following reaction sequence undersetCH2-CH2-COO oversetCH2-CH2-COO mathop| Ca xrightarrow[]heatX xrightarrow[HCl,heat]Zn-HgY

Question

Identify the product Y in the following reaction sequence undersetCH2-CH2-COO oversetCH2-CH2-COO mathop| Ca xrightarrow[]heatX xrightarrow[HCl,heat]Zn-HgY  (A) pentane (B) cyclobutane (C) cyclopentane (D) cyclopentanone

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Correct answer is (c) cyclopentane

Q. Identify the product Y in the following reaction sequence CH2​−CH2​−COO∣CH2​−CH2​−COO​​Caheat​XZn−HgHCl,heat​Y

pentane

cyclobutane

cyclopentane

cyclopentanone

Correct answer is (c) cyclopentane

Q. Identify the product Y in the following reaction sequence $C H_{2} - C H_{2} - COO ∣ C H_{2} - C H_{2} - COO C a h e a t X Z n - H g H Cl, h e a t Y$