Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Acetone is treated with an excess of ethanol in the presence of hydrochloric acid. The product obtained is.

The correct order of decreasing acid strength of trichloroacetic acid (A), trifluoroacetic acid (B), acetic acid (C) and formic acid (D) is 

• B > A> D > C

• B  > D > C > A

• A> B > C  > D

• A> B > C  > D

Consider the following reaction


The product 'A' is 

• C₆H₅CHO

• C₆H₅OH

• C₆H₅COCH₃

• C₆H₅COCH₃

Which of the following compounds will give a yellow precipitate with iodine and alkali?

• Acetophenone

• Methyl acetate

• Acetamide

• Acetamide

Clemmensen reduction of a ketone is carried out in the presence of which of the following?

• Zn -Hg with HCl

• LiAlH₄

• H₂ and Pt as catalyst

• H₂ and Pt as catalyst

In a set of reactions, m-Bromo benzoic acid g ave a product D. Identify the product D. 

Which one is a nucleophilic substitution reaction among the following?

A reaction of a carbonyl compound with one of the following reagents involves nucleophilic addition followed by the elimination of water. The reagents is 

• a Grignard reagent

• hydrazine in presence of feebly acidic solution

• hydrocyanic acid

• hydrocyanic acid

Which of the following compounds undergoes nucleophilic substitution reaction most easily?

Match the compounds given in the list I with List II and select the suitable option using the code given below.

• A	B	C	D
  4	1	3	2

• A	B	C	D
  4	2	3	1

• A	B	C	D
  2	3	4	1

• A	B	C	D
  2	3	4	1