Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

A organic compound 'A' on treatment with NH₃ gives 'B' which on heating gives 'C', 'C" when treated with Br₂ in the presence of KOH produces ethylamine. Compound ' A' is

• CH₃COOH

• CH₃CH₂CH₂COOH

• CH₃(CH₃)CHCOOH

• CH₃(CH₃)CHCOOH

Which one of the following esters gets hydrolysed most easily under alkaline conditions?

The oxidation of benzene by V₂O₅ in the presence of air produces

• benzoic anhydride

• maleic anhydride

• benzoic acid

• benzoic acid

Acetamide is treated with the following reagents separately. Which one of these would yield methylamine? 

• NaOH - Br₂

• Sodalime

• Hot conc. H₂SO₄

• Hot conc. H₂SO₄

Among the given compounds, the most susceptible to nucleophilic attack at the carbonyl group is 

• CH₃COOCH₃

• CH₃CONH₂

• CH₃COOCOCH₃

• CH₃COOCOCH₃

Trichloroacetaldehyde, CCl₃CHO reacts with chlorobenzene in presence of sulphuric acid and produces

H₂COH. CH₂OH on heating with periodic acid gives

• 2CO₂

• 2HCOOH

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Propionic acid with Br₂-P yields a dibromo product. Its structure would be

• CH₂Br - CHBr -COOH

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• CH₂-Br-CH₂-COBr

• CH₂-Br-CH₂-COBr

Acetophenone when reacted with a base, C₂H₅ONa, yields a stable compound which has the structure

The relative reactivities of acyl compounds towards of nucleophilic substitution are in the order of 

• Acyl chloride> Acid anhydride> Ester> Amide

• Ester > Acyl chloride> Amide > Acid anhydride

• Acid anhydride > Amide > Ester> Acyl chloride

• Acyl chloride > Ester > Acid anhydride > Amide