(a) Write the structures of A, B, C and D in the sequence shown in the figure (Delhi 2016).Sequence for A–D
Answer: Follow the printed sequence: each reagent arrow fixes the next letter by its standard transformation.
Solution
Work the displayed chain left to right: the printed reagent on each arrow (hydrolysis, reduction, oxidation, named reaction) converts the previous structure into the next — write A, B, C, D at those stages, carrying the rest of the skeleton unchanged.