Given below are two statements: In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
- Statement I is false but Statement II is true
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Answer
(3) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Solution
Statement I:
CH3-CH=CH-CH3 (cis-2-butene) [(ii) Zn, H2O](i) O3 2 CH3-CHO
ozonolysis cleaves the C=C bond and each double-bonded carbon becomes a C=O group; both halves are identical.
only ethanal is formed. Statement I is true.
Statement II:
3,6-Dimethyloct-4-ene: CH3-CH2-CH(CH3)-CH=CH-CH(CH3)-CH2-CH3
[(ii) Zn, H2O](i) O3 2 CH3-CH2- *CH(CH3)-CHO (2-methylbutanal)
C-2 of 2-methylbutanal carries four different groups: H, CH3, C2H5 and CHO.
the product has a chiral carbon atom. Statement II is false.
Answer: (3)