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Formaldehyde and benzaldehyde can be involved in aldol condensation.

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Important Questions on Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

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Which of the following reagents would distinguish cis-cyclopenta-1, 2-diol from the trans-isomer?
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In the following reaction
Aldehyde+AlcoholHClAcetal
Aldehyde  Alcohol
HCHO t-BuOH
CH3CHO  MeOH
The best combination is:
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In the reaction sequence

2CH3CHO OH- A  B ; the product B is:
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The increasing order of the reactivity of the following with LiAlH4 is:

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Aromatic aldehydes undergo electrophilic substitution reactions. Write the nitration reaction of benzaldehyde with chemical equation.
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In the following reaction sequence, the amount of D (in g) formed from 10 moles of acetophenone is ____.

(Atomic weights in mol-1: H=1,C=12,N=14,O=16,Br=80.  The yield (%) corresponding to the product in each step is given in the parenthesis)

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The test performed on compound x and their inferences are:
 
Test Inference
a 2, 4 - DNP test Coloured precipitate yellow
b Iodoform test Yellow precipitate
c Azo-dye test No dye formation

Compound x is:

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Reaction of a carbonyl compound with one of the following reagents involves nucleophilic addition followed by elimination of water. The reagent is:
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An organic compound 'X' having molecular formula C5H10O yields phenyl hydrazone and gives negative response to the iodoform test and Tollen's test. It produces n-pentane on reduction. 'X' could be:
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Treatment of cyclopentanone  Question Image with methyl lithium gives which of the following species?
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The product formed by the reaction of an aldehyde with a primary amine is:
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How will you obtain following compound from benzaldehyde : (Give equation only)

Benzoyl chloride