Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Write IUPAC name of following compound

• 2-amino-4-hydroxybenzoic acid

• 6-amino-4-hydroxybenzoic acid

• 3-amino-4-carboxyphenol

• 2-carboxy-4-hydroxyaniline

2-chloro-2-methylpentane on reaction with sodium methoxide in methanol yields:

• Both a and c

• Only c

• Both a and b

• Both a and b

Which compound would give 5-keto-2-methyl hexanal upon ozonolysis?

In the following sequence of reaction,

The Product C is

• C₆H₅COOH

• C₆H₅CH₃

• C₆H₅CH₂OH

• C₆H₅CH₂OH

The most suitable reagent for the conversion of 

R-CH₂ -OH →R- CHO is

• KMnO₄

• K₂Cr₂O₇

• CrO₃

• CrO₃

Sodium phenoxide when heated with CO₂ under pressure at 125^oC yields a product which on acetylation products C.

In the reaction,


The product C is

• acetaldehyde

• acetylene

• ethylene

• ethylene

Compound (A), C₈H₉Br, gives a white precipitate when warmed with alcoholic AgNO₃. Oxidation of (A) gives a acid (B), C₈H₆O₄. (B) easily forms anhydride on heating. Identify the compound (A)

Trichloroacetaldehyde was subjected to Cannizzaro's reaction by using NaOH. The mixture of the products contains sodium trichloroacetate ion and another compound. The other compound is

• 2, 2, 2-Trichloroethanol

• Trichloromethanol

• 2, 2, 2-Trichloropropanol

• 2, 2, 2-Trichloropropanol

The strongest acid amongst the following compounds is

• CH₃COOH

• HCOOH

• CH₃CH₂CH(Cl)CO₂H

• CH₃CH₂CH(Cl)CO₂H