Question

Tertiary butyl alcohol is heated with conc. `H_(2)SO_(4)` to get alkene which is subjected to ozonolysis. The products of ozonolysis are further treated with `LiAlH_(4)`. The final products are/is :
A. Tertiary butyl alcohol
B. Mixture of Ethanol and Methanol
C. Mixture of Propan-2-ol and Methanol
D. Mixture of Ethanol and Formic acid

Answer 1

Correct Answer - C
`CH_(3)-underset(CH_(3))underset(|)overset(CH_(3))overset(|)(C)-OH overset(Conc. H_(2)SO_(4))rarr CH_(3)-underset(CH_(3))underset(|)(C)=CH_(2) underset((ii) Zn//H_(2)O)overset((i)O_(3))rarr CH_(3)-underset(Hoverset(+)(C)HO)overset(O)overset(||)(C)-CH_(3) overset(LiAlH_(4))rarr CH_(3)-underset(Coverset(+)(H_(3))OH)overset(OH)overset(|)(CH)-CH_(3)`.