Q. Natural rubber on catalytic hydrogenation gives
A) Syndiotactic product
B) Atactic product
C) Isotactic product
D) None of these
Explanation
(b)
In natural rubber, methyl groups are arranged randomly. Thus, catalytic hydrogenation also results in a random molecule, ie, in an atactic product.
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