{"id":19893,"date":"2024-04-15T05:45:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=19893"},"modified":"2024-04-15T05:45:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:45:39","slug":"oxymercuration-demercuration-reaction-of-t-methylcyclohexene-gives-a-cis-2-methylcyclohexanol-b-trans-2-methylcyclohexanol-c-1-methylcyclohexanol-d-mixture-of-cis-and-trans-2-methylcyclohexano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/oxymercuration-demercuration-reaction-of-t-methylcyclohexene-gives-a-cis-2-methylcyclohexanol-b-trans-2-methylcyclohexanol-c-1-methylcyclohexanol-d-mixture-of-cis-and-trans-2-methylcyclohexano\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxymercuration-demercuration reaction of t-methylcyclohexene gives A. cis-2-methylcyclohexanol B. trans-2-methylcyclohexanol C. 1-methylcyclohexanol D. mixture of cis and trans-2-methylcyclohexano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a9771ea00a4c\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    cis-2-methylcyclohexanol                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    trans-2-methylcyclohexanol                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    1-methylcyclohexanol                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    mixture of cis and trans-2-methylcyclohexano                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>D. mixture of cis and trans-2-methylcyclohexanol<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The oxymercuration-demercuration reaction is a two-step reaction that converts an alkene into a corresponding alcohol. The first step is the addition of mercuric acetate to the alkene, which forms a mercurinium ion. The second step is the addition of water to the mercurinium ion, which forms the alcohol and regenerates the mercuric acetate.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of t-methylcyclohexene, the oxymercuration-demercuration reaction will produce a mixture of cis-2-methylcyclohexanol and trans-2-methylcyclohexanol. This is because the mercurinium ion can attack the alkene from either side, resulting in the formation of two different products.<\/p>\n<p>The following is a diagram of the oxymercuration-demercuration reaction of t-methylcyclohexene:<\/p>\n<p>The first step of the reaction is the addition of mercuric acetate to the alkene. This forms a mercurinium ion, which is a three-membered ring with a mercury atom in the center. The mercurinium ion is a very reactive intermediate, and it can attack any nucleophile. In this case, the nucleophile is water.<\/p>\n<p>The second step of the reaction is the addition of water to the mercurinium ion. This forms the alcohol and regenerates the mercuric acetate. The alcohol can be either cis-2-methylcyclohexanol or trans-2-methylcyclohexanol, depending on which side the water attacks the mercurinium ion.<\/p>\n<p>The following is a diagram of the mercurinium ion:<\/p>\n<p>The mercurinium ion is a very reactive intermediate, and it can attack any nucleophile. In this case, the nucleophile is water. 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