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JEE Main levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 2 of 3ap077

2,3-Diphenylbutane-2,3-diol is treated with dilute and warmed. The main product is (use the convention that phenyl migrates in preference to methyl)

  1. A2-methyl-1,2-diphenylpropan-1-one
  2. B2,3-diphenylbuta-1,3-diene
  3. C2,3-diphenylbutanal
  4. D3,3-diphenylbutan-2-one

Answer: D

Ionisation gives the tertiary benzylic cation next to . Phenyl migrates in preference to methyl, so the neighbouring carbon becomes with its methyl left behind and the cationic carbon becomes . The product is , 3,3-diphenylbutan-2-one.
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