The major product formed in the following reaction is:

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Vimal Swarnkar · Accepted Answer

(d) α-Campholenonitrile. Camphor oxime + acid: the C–C bond anti to OH can break to give a stable tertiary cation instead of normal Beckmann migration → fragmentation to a nitrile; loss of H⁺ gives the alkene: α-campholenonitrile → (d).

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(a) Ring N-hydroxyamine (alkene)

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(b) Trimethylcyclopentene nitrile (CN on ring)

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(c) Exo-methylene cyclopentyl acetonitrile

Geo-Scientist Prelims 2020 Chemistry Q116: The major product formed in the following reaction is:

QuestionOrganic / Beckmann fragmentation