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- Aldehydes and Ketoneschemistry-mcqs › aldehydes-and-ketones
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- 18 Mar 2019
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- 28 May 2026
Explanation
The Cannizzaro reaction occurs with aldehydes lacking alpha-hydrogens. Formaldehyde, benzaldehyde, and trimethyl acetaldehyde can undergo this reaction, whereas acetaldehyde contains alpha-hydrogens and thus does not participate in the Cannizzaro reaction.
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- 1.In a base-catalyzed reaction involving a carbonyl compound, what role does the catalyst play?
- 2.Identify the ketone that is symmetrical from the options below:
- 3.Which compound is capable of undergoing aldol condensation?
- 4.What is the product formed when acetaldehyde cyanohydrin undergoes acid hydrolysis?
- 5.In the industrial production of ethanal via air oxidation of ethylene, palladium chloride is used as the catalyst. Which compound acts as the promoter in this process?
- 6.What is the general formula shared by the homologous series of aldehydes and ketones?
- 7.What is the color of the precipitate formed when aldehydes are heated with Fehling's solution?
- 8.What is the percentage of water present in formalin, which is a solution containing formaldehyde, methyl alcohol, and water?
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