The antifertility drug "Novestrol" can react with:
- (A)Alcoholic HCN ; ;
- (B) water
- (C) Alcoholic HCN
- (D) /water; ✓ Correct
Answer: (D)
Solution
Novestrol carries three reactive sites: a phenolic that gives a colour with , an alcoholic that responds to the Lucas reagent , and a terminal alkyne that decolourises bromine water. It therefore reacts with /water, and .
JEE Main · 2020 · 03 Sep 2020 · Shift 1 · Single correct option