JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers JEE Main

Crown ethers are named as X-crown-Y. In the shown macrocyclic polyether (a six-oxygen, eighteen-membered ring), X and Y are respectively

(A)6 and 12
(B)18 and 6Correct
(C)24 and 6
(D)6 and 24

Answer: (B)

Solution

X-crown-Y nomenclature gives X as the total ring size (number of atoms in the macrocycle) and Y

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Question ID VK-139009