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JEE Main 2026 — 23 January, Evening Shift — Question 61

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Statement I and the other is labelled as Statement II :

Statement I:

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can be synthesized from

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using simpler reagents in the order i) Acidic KMnO4\mathrm{KMnO}_{4}, ii) Ammonia, iii) Bromine and alkali

Statement II:

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can be converted into

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using reagents in order (i)Bromine- H2O\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O} (ii) NaNO2/HCl(0−5∘C)\mathrm{NaNO}_{2} / \mathrm{HCl}\left(0-5{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\right) (iii) aq. H3PO2\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{2}.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

  1. Option A:

    Both Statement I and Statement II are false

  2. Option B:

    Statement I is true but Statement II is false

  3. Option C:

    Both Statement I and Statement II are true

    Correct
  4. Option D:

    Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Answer: C

Step-by-step solution

Both statement (I) and (II) are true.

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Paper
23 January, Evening Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
General Organic Chemistry
Topic
Definition & Properties of Reaction intermediates

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