Cannizaro's reaction is exhibited by : from Chemistry Aldehydes,

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1001.

Which of the following compounds is resistant to nucleophilic attack by hydroxyl ion ?

  • Methylacetate

  • Acetonitrile

  • Acetamide

  • Diethyl ether


1002.

Aldehyde which is formed during photosynthesis of plants is :

  • methanal

  • acetaldehyde

  • propanal

  • phenylmethanal


1003.

CH3CHO + CH3CHO Dil OH- CH3CH(OH)CH2CHO , the intermediate in the above reaction is :

  • carbanion

  • carbonium ion

  • carbene

  • None of these


1004.

What is the product B in the following reaction sequence ?

CH3-CO||-CH3 KCN / H2SO4 A LiAlH4 B

  • (CH3)2-C(OH)-COOH

  • (CH3)2-C(OH)-CH2NH2

  • (CH3)2-CH-CN


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1005.

CH3COOC2H5 with excess of C2H5MgBr and hydrolysis gives :

  • C2H5-C(CH3)=O

  • (C2H5)2-C(CH3)-OH

  • (CH3)2-C=O

  • (CH3)2-C(C2H5)-OH


1006.

The IUPAC name for the formula :

 is :

  • 2-methyl-2-butenoic acid

  • 3-methyl-3-butenoic acid

  • 3-metyl-2-butenoic acid

  • 2-methyl-3-butenoic acid


1007.

In a set of reactions, acetic acid yielded a product S,

CH3COOH SOCl2 P  Anhy. AlCl3Benzene Q HCN R HOHS

The structure of S would be


1008.

Which of the following can exhibit keto-enol tautomerism ?

  • H-CO||-H

  • (CH3)3C-CO||-H

  • CH3-CO||-H

  • CCl3-CO||-H


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1009.

The increasing order of acidity is :

  • CHCl2COOH , CH2ClCOOH , CH3COOH

  • CH3COOH , CHCl2COOH , CH2ClCOOH

  • CH2BrCOOH , CH2ClCOOH , CH3COOH

  • CH2BrCOOH , CH2ClCOOH , CHCl2COOH


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1010.

Cannizaro's reaction is exhibited by :

  • HCHO

  • CH3CHO

  • CH3CH2CHO

  • CH3CH2CH2CHO


A.

HCHO

Aldehydes which do not contain any α-hydrogen atom shows Cannizaro's reaction , eg , HCHO , C6H5CHO etc


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