JEE Main 202529 Jan, Morning shiftChemistryEasyOrganic Compounds Containing Oxygen65× since 2003The product (P) formed in the following reaction is : ethyl 3-acetyl-5-formylbenzoate →HClZn−Hg\xrightarrow[\mathrm{HCl}]{\mathrm{Zn-Hg}}Zn−HgHCl Product (P)AOption A. ethyl 3-acetyl-5-(hydroxymethyl)benzoateBOption B. ethyl 3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-5-(hydroxymethyl)benzoateCOption C. benzene ring bearing −CH2CH2OH\mathrm{-CH_2CH_2OH}−CH2CH2OH, −CH2OH\mathrm{-CH_2OH}−CH2OH and −CH2OH\mathrm{-CH_2OH}−CH2OH (all reduced to alcohols)DOption D. ethyl 3-ethyl-5-methylbenzoateCheckStep-by-step hintSkip · show solution
