Aldehyde and Ketones

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Carbon in carbonyl group is hybridized

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Sp

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Sp2

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Sp3

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Dipole moment of carbonyl compounds lies between

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3-4

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2-3

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2.3-2.8

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None of these

Aldol condensation is
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Between alcohol and alkene

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Self addition

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Between acid and base

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Between aldehydes and ketones

Vinyl alcohol and acetaldehyde are

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Functional group isomers

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Epimers

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Metamers

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Tautomers

Acetone is
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Highly volatile and flammable

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Volatile only

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Only flammable

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None of these

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Formaldehyde polymerizes to
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O-formaldehyde

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P-formaldehyde

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M-formaldehyde

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None of these

Which one of the following forms acetone on ozonalysis

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1-butene

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Propene

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2-butene

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2-methyl,1-propene

Acetone on oxidation gives

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CH3COOH

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RCH2OH

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C2H5OH

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CH3CHO

Benzaldehyde in reaction with alkaline KMnO4 gives

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Picric acid

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Benzoic acid

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Benzyl alcohol

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CO2 and H2O

The compound which reacts with fehling solution is

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CH2ClCH2Cl

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HCOOH

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C6H5CHO

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C6H5COOH

Which one of the following gives silver mirror test?

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CH3COCH3

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CH3CHO

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CH3COOH

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CH3CH2OH

Which one of the following cannot be used to distinguish aldehydes

from ketones?
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Schiff's reagent

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Nessler reagent

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Fehling solution

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Benedict solution

An aldehyde which does not give red ppt with fehling solution is
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CH3CH2CHO

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CH3CHO

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C6H5CHO

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CH2O

Which of the following reaction is used for detecting the presence of

carbonyl group?
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Reaction with hydrazine

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Reaction with phenyl hydrazine

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Reaction with hydroxylamine

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All these

Which of the following is most reactive?

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C2H6

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Formaldehyde

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Ketone

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CH3-O-CH3

Chemical formula of chloral is

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Bond angle in aldehyde and ketones is

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The reaction of formaldehyde with NH2OH is an example of

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Polymerization reaction

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Hydration reaction

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Alkylation reaction

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Condensation reaction

The addition of HCN to acetone forms cyano hydrin. It is an example

of reaction
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Electrophilic substitution

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Nucleophilic substitution

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Nucleophilic addition

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Electrophilic addition

Ketones are less reactive than aldehydes because

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Alkyl groups are electron donating

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Ketone are non polar

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None of these

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Steric hindrance is greater in ketone

Aldehydes are reducing agents. In reaction with fehling solution they

reduce
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Ag+ ions

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Tartaric acid

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NaOH

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Cu+2 ions

When two moles of ethanal react in the presence of NaOH, 3-hydroxy

butanal is formed. This reaction is called
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Wurtz reaction

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Cannizaro reaction

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Hoffmanns' reaction

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Aldol condensation

Isopropyl alcohol on oxidation forms

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Ethylene

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Acetaldehyde

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Acetone

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Ether

Calcium acetate when dry distilled gives

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Which of the following alcohol cannot be produced by treating

aldehyde or ketones with NaBH4 or LiAlH4?
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2-propanol

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Ethanol

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2-methyl-2-propanol

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1-propanol

Tollens reagent is

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Propyne on hydrolysis in presence of H2SO4 and HgSO4 gives

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Acetaldehyde

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Acetone

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Formaldehyde

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None of these

Aldehydes are produced in atmosphere by

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Reaction of oxygen atoms with ozone

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Reaction of oxygen atoms with

hydrocarbons

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Oxidation of secondary alcohols

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Reduction of alkenes

On heating acetaldehyde with ammonical silver nitrate, we get

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Silver acetate

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Silver mirror

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HCHO

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CH3OH

Cannizzaro reaction is not given by

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Trimethyl acetaldehyde

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Formaldehyde

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Acetaldehyde

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Benzaldehyde

At room temperature formaldehyde is

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Gas

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Solid

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Liquid

Which of the following does not turn schiff's reagent to pink?

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Formaldehyde

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Benzaldehyde

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Methyl chloride

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Acetone

The compound obtained by the reduction of propionaldehyde by

amalgamated zinc and conc.HCl is
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Propanol

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Propane

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Propene

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All these

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Aromatic aldehydes undergo disproportionation in presence of

sodium or potassium hydroxide to give corresponding alcohol and
acid. The reaction is known as
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Wurtz reaction

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Friedel craft reaction

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Claisen reaction

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Cannizzaro reaction

Aldehydes can be distinguished from ketones by using

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Resorcinol

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Conc.H2SO4

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Anhy.ZnCl2

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Schiff's reagent

Which of the following gives iodoform on heating with solution of I2

containing Na2CO3?
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Methyl alcohol

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Acetone

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Ethyl alcohol as well as acetone

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Ethyl alcohol

Wacker method involves the conversion of alkene using PdCl2 into

corresponding
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Ether

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Aldehyde

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Ketone

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Alcohol

Which of the following is hypnotic?

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Acetaldehyde

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Metaldehyde

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Paraldehyde

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When vapours of isopropyl alcohol are passed over heated copper,

the major product obtained is
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Acetaldehyde

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Propylene

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Propane

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Acetone

A nucleophilic reagent will readily attack

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Ethylamine

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Ethylene

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Ethanol

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Ethanal

Which of the following does not react with phenyl hydrazine?

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Acetone

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Ethanal

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Acetophenone

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Ethanol

Self condensation of acetaldehyde in the presence of dilute alkalies

gives
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Mesitylene

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An acetal

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Propionaldehyde

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An aldol

A compound A has a molecular formula C2Cl3OH. It reduces fehling

solution and on oxidation produces a monocarboxylic acid B. A can
also be obtained by the action of Cl2 on ethanol. A is
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Chloroacetic acid

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Chloral hydrate

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CHCl3

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CH3Cl

Acetone is prepared by

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Oxidation of n-propyl alcohol

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Pyrolysis of calcium acetate

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Pyrolysis of calcium acetate as well as

acetic acid

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Oxidation of acetaldehyde

Which of the following does not give brick red ppt. with fehling
solution?
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Acetaldehyde

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D-glucose

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Acetone

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Formalin

Formalin is

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A compound possessing alpha-hydrogen atom, in the presence of

dilute alkali forms beta-hydroxy aldehyde. This product on heating
with dilute acid forms an unsaturated crotonaldehyde. The compound
is
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CH3CH2CHO

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HC=_C-CHO

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CH2=CH-CHO

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CH3CHO

Reduction of aldehydes with HI and P give

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Cyanohydrin of which of the following forms lactic acid

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CH3CHO

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HCHO

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CH3CH2CH2CHO

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CH3COCH3

Which of the following compounds does not react with NaHSO3?

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Acetone

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Acetaldehyde

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C6H5CHO

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Acetophenone

Acetal is produced by reacting alcohol in presence of dry HCl with

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Ether

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Acetaldehyde

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Carboxylic acid

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Ketone

Which of the following compounds gives a ketone with Grignard's

reagent?
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Methyl iodide

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Ethanenitrile

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Formaldehyde

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Ethyl alcohol

Acetone is oxidized with

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Fehlinf solution

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Tollen's reagent

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Benedicts solution

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Acidic dichromate solution

Reduction with aluminium isopropoxide in excess of isopropyl alcohol

is called Meerwein Ponndorff-Verley reduction (MPV). What will be the
final product when cyclohex-2-enone is selectively reduces in MPV
reduction?
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Cyclohexanol

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Cyclohexanone

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Cyclohex-2-enol

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Benzene

Reductive ozonolysis of benzene produces

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Acetone

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Maleic acnhydride

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Phthalic acid

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Glyoxal

Concentrated sodium hydroxide and benzaldehyde react to produce

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Benzyl alcohol

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Benzophenone

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Hydrobenzamide

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Cinnamic acid

Wolf-Kishner reduction is used for the reduction of

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Nitro compounds

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Carbonyl compounds

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Carboxylic acids

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Olefins

Which of the following is method of converting a unsaturated ketone

into unsaturated hydrocarbon?
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Cannizzaro's reaction

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Reimer Tiemann reaction

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Wolf-Kishner reduction

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Aldol condensation

IUPAC name of acetone is

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In which reaction aromatic aldehyde is treated with acid anhydride in

the presence of corresponding salt of the acid to give unsaturated

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Friedel-Crafts reaction

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Perkin's reaction

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Wurtz reaction

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None of these

C2H5CHO and (CH3)2CO can be distinguished by testing with

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Hydroxylamine

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Phenyl hydrazine

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Fehling solution

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Sodium bisulphate

If formaldehyde and KOH are heated then we get

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Acetylene

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Ethyl formate

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Methane

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Methyl alcohol

Clemensen's reduction of ketones is carried out in

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LiAlH4 in water

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Glycol with KOH

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H2 with Pd catalyst

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Zn-Hg with conc.HCl

Which of the following organic compounds exhibits positive Fehling

test as well as Iodoform test?
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Propanone

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Ethanal

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Ethanol

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Methanal

Chromyl chloride and toluene react to produce

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The addition of HCN to carbonyl compounds is an example of

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Electrophilic addition

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Nucleophili substitution

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Electrophilic substitution

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Nucleophilic addition

From which of the following tertiary butyl alcohol is obtained by the

action of methyl magnesium iodide?
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CH3CHO

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CH3COCH3

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CO2

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HCHO

Aldol condensation will not be observed in

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Phenyl acetaldehyde

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Chloral

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Ethanal

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Hexanal

Benzophenone can be converted into benzene using

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Acidified dichromate

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Sodium amalgam in water

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Anhydrous AlCl3

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Fused alkali

Which of the following is incorrect?

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Tollen's reagent is used in the

detection of unsaturation

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Fehling solution is used in the

detection of glucose

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FeCl3 is used in the detection of

phenols

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NaHSO3 is used in the detection of

carbonyl compounds

Which of the following react with NaOH to produce an acid and an

alcohol?
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C6H5COOH

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Ch3COOH

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CH3CH2COOH

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NCHO

Which of the following reagent is used to distinguish acetone and

acetophenone?
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NaHSO3

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NH4Cl

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Na2SO4

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Grignard's reagent

An organic compound 'A' has the molecular formula C3H6O, it

undergoes iodoform test. When saturated with HCl it gives 'B' of
molecular formula C9H14O. A and B are
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Propanone and mesityl oxide

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Propanone and mesitylene oxide

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Propanone and 2,6-dimethyl-2,5heptadien-4-one

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Propanal and mesitylene

Which is not true about acetophenone?

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On oxidation with alkaline KMnO4

followed by hydrolysis gives benzoic
acid

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Reacts to form 2,4-dinitrophenyl

hydrazine

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Reacts with I2/NaOH to form iodoform

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Reacts with Tollen's reagent to form

silver mirror

The IUPAC name of CH3COCH(CH3)2 is

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Aniline reacts with which of these to form Schiff base?

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Acetic acid

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Acetone

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Benzaldehyde

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NH3

Hydrogenation of benzoyl chloride in presence of Pd on BaSO4 gives

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Benzaldehyde

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Benzoic acid

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Phenol

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Benzyl alcohol

Distillation of calsium salts of acetic acid and formic acid gives

acetaldehyde. What compound is obtained if only calsium salt of
acetic acid is distilled?
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Butyraldehyde

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Formaldehyde

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Acetone

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Propionaldehyde

Acetaldehyde can be converted to lactic acid by two reactions. What

are they
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Treatment with HCN followed by

reduction

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Oxidation of acetaldehyde followed by

basic hydrolysis

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Treatment with HCN followed by acid

hydrolysis

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Treatment with HCN followed by

oxidation

Aldol condensation is a reaction of cold dilute solution of alkali with

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All ketones

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All aldehydes

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Aldehydes and ketones with alpha-

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Aldehydes with alpha-hydrogen

NaOH reacts with formaldehyde to give methanol as one of the

products, in a cannizzaro's reaction. What is the other product?
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HCOO-

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HCOOH

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CH3COO-Na+

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CH3COOH

Which test will not distinguish between benzaldehyde and

acetophenone?
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Silver mirror test

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Benedicts solution

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2,4-DNPH test

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Fehling solution

Sodium borohydride can be used to change acetaldehyde to

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Ethanol

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Acetone

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Methanol

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Acetic acid

Which of the following will have the highest boiling point?

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2-hexanone

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Propanal

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Ethanol

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Methanol

Ketones are prepared by oxidation of

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Primary alcohols

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Secondary alcohols

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Tertiary alcohols

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None of these

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Which of the following will not give iodoform test on treatment with
I2/NaOH?
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3-pentanone

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Acetaldehyde

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Butanone

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Acetone

Cannizzaro's reaction is not given by

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Formaldehyde

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Acetaldehyde

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Benzaldehyde

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Trimethylacetaldehyde

Aldehydes are oxidation product of

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S-alcohols

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P-alcohols

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Ter-alcohols

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Carboxylic acids

Which one of the following compounds will give a precipitate for

iodoform when reacted with iodine and NaOH?
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C6H5CHO

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CH3CH2CH(OH)CH3

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(CH3)3COH

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CH3COOH

For which one of the following pairs of compounds can the members
be distinguished by means of Tollen's test?
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HCHO and CH3CHO

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CH3CHO and CH3COCH

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CH3COCH3 and C6H5COCH3

Almond essence is used to flavour food. A student tested a sample of

almond essence using 2,4-DNP reagent and obtained coloured
crystals which had a sharp melting point. Which class of compounds
gives this test?

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Carboxylic acids

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Aldehydes

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Amines

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Alcohol

The product of the reaction between propanone and HCN is

hydrolysed under acidic conditions. What is the formula of the final
product?
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CH3CH(OH)COOH

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(CH3)2C(OH)COOH

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CH3CH2CH2COOH

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CH3CH2CH(OH)COOH

An organic compound has following properties; it gives a positive triiodomethane test, it gives yellow ppt. with 2,4-DNP reagent, it does
not react with Tollen's reagent. Which compound would give these
results?
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CH3CH2CH2CHO

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CH3CH2OH

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CH3CHO

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CH3CH2COCH3

When propanal reacts with Tollen's reagent, what are the principle
inorganic and organic products formed?
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Ag and CH3CHO

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Ag and CH3CH2COOH

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Ag and CH3CH2CH2OH

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Ag2O and CH3CH2COOH

Which one of the following is a product of the reaction between

C6H5CH2OH and CH3COCl?
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C6H55CH2Cl

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C6H5OCCOCH3

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C6H5CH2COCl

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C6H5CH2OCOCH3

Aldol condensation can occur

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Between two identical or different

aldehydes

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Between two identical or different

ketone

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Between aldehyde and ketone having

a-hydrogen atom

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All of these

Aldol condensation is actually

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Electrophilic addition of carbonium ion

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Nucleophilic addition of carbonation

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Electrophilic addition of carbonation

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Nucleophilic addition of carbonium ion

Which of the following statement is wrong?

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Aldehydes undero reduction to form

primary alcohols while ketones
undergo reduction to form secondary
alcohols

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Aldehydes undergo oxidation to form

acids having less number of carbon
atoms while ketones undero oxidation
to form acids havin same number of
carbon atoms

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Aldehydes can undergo

polymerization while ketone cannot
undergo polymerization

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Aldehydes give positive silver mirror

test while ketones give negativemirror test

Acid catalysed reaction of aldehydes with alcohols produces

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Enol

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Aldol

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Ester

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Acetal

Condensation between two aldehydes in aluminium ethoxide joining

a-H and carbonyl carbon of one aldehyde to carbonyl carbon and
carbonyl oxygen of the other is called
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Claisen Schmidt condensation

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Aldol condensation

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Tischenko reaction

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Cannizzaro's reaction

Tischenko reaction results in

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Imine

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Aldol

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Ester

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Enamine

Condensation of aldehyde with acid anhydride in presence of salt

catalyst to produce cinnamic acid is called
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Reformatsky reaction

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Perkin's condensation

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Knovenagel reaction

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Claisen condensation

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