Ques. 1JEE Main 2025, 23 January (Evening Shift)
Consider the following sequence of reactions. [figure] Total number of sp3 hybridised carbon atoms in the major product C formed is .
Answer
4
Solution
Diazotisation, azo coupling at para of phenoxide, then Williamson ether synthesis:
[figure]
C has sp3 carbons only in the two OC2H5 groups (12 ring carbons are sp2)
∴ 2 2=4
Answer: 4