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JEE Advanced 2016 · Paper 1, Chemistry question 23

On complete hydrogenation, natural rubber produces

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Official answer: A

Natural rubber. It is cis-1,4-polyisoprene, −[CHX2−C(CHX3)=CH−CHX2]XnX−\ce{-[CH2-C(CH3)=CH-CH2]_n-}.

Hydrogenation. Saturating the double bond gives
−[CHX2−CH(CHX3)−CHX2−CHX2]XnX−,\ce{-[CH2-CH(CH3)-CH2-CH2]_n-},
which is the same chain as an alternating copolymer of ethylene (−CHX2−CHX2X−\ce{-CH2-CH2-}) and propylene (−CHX2−CH(CHX3)X−\ce{-CH2-CH(CH3)-}).

(A)