Q.

In the above reaction, left hand side and right hand side rings are named as ‘A’ and ‘B’ respectively. They undergo ring expansion. The correct statement for this process is:     [2023]

1 Ring expansion can go upto seven membered rings  
2 Only A will become 6 membered.  
3 Finally both rings will become five membered each  
4 Finally both rings will become six membered each  

Ans.

(4)