Consider the epoxidation of $1, 2$ $- d i m e t h y l c y c l o h e x e n e$ with $p e r o x y b e n z o i c$ acid.In what positions will the methyl groups be in the epoxide?

Axial, equatorial

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Equatorial, equatorial

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Axial, axial

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is D Axial, equatorial
The epoxidation by peroxybenzoic acid always takes place in syn fashion that the epoxide formed by the reaction has methyl groups adjacent-axial-equatorial positions are cis to one another.

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