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Baeyer Villiger rearrangement of benzophenone will give

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Baeyer Villiger rearrangement of benzophenone will give
  1. phenyl benzoate
  2. diphenyl carbinol
  3. benzil
  4. 2-phenylphenol

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A - phenyl benzoate
Baeyer-Villiger oxidation inserts O between the carbonyl carbon and a migrating group: Ph−CO−Ph\mathrm{Ph{-}CO{-}Ph} + peracid →\rightarrow Ph−CO−O−Ph\mathrm{Ph{-}CO{-}O{-}Ph}, phenyl benzoate. Benzil is a 1,2-diketone and diphenyl carbinol a reduction product; neither arises from oxygen insertion.

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