QuestionRearrangements / pinacol, migratory aptitude
The major products [X] and [Y] formed in the following reactions are


- (a) [X] = (4-MeOC₆H₄)Ph₂C–CO–C₆H₄OMe-4; [Y] = (4-ClC₆H₄)Ph₂C–CO–C₆H₄Cl-4
- (b) [X] = (4-MeOC₆H₄)Ph₂C–CO–C₆H₄OMe-4; [Y] = (4-ClC₆H₄)₂PhC–COPh
- (c) [X] = (4-MeOC₆H₄)₂PhC–COPh; [Y] = (4-ClC₆H₄)Ph₂C–CO–C₆H₄Cl-4
- (d) [X] = (4-MeOC₆H₄)₂PhC–COPh; [Y] = (4-ClC₆H₄)₂PhC–COPh
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