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When carboxylic acid reacts with red and , the product formed will be
(a)alkanes
(b)alkenes
(c)alkynes
(d)none of the above

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Important Questions on Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
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Name the end product in the following series of reactions ections

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Which of the following acids, does NOT undergo Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction?

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The major product of nitration of benzoic acid is

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What is the reason for the reducing property of formic acid? Give example of its reducing property.

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The major product of the following reaction is:


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Describe the following:
Decarboxylation

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Why benzoic acid does not undergo Friedel-crafts reaction?

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Acid strength given below the correct decreasing order will be :

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The major product of the following reaction is:


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The most suitable reagent for the given conversion is:



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In the following reaction sequence, the correct structures of and are

[*implies labelled carbon]

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In the presence of a small amount of phosphorous, aliphatic carboxylic acid reacts with chlorine or bromine to yield a reaction in which, hydrogen is been replaced by halogen. This reaction is known as

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The reagent(s) required for the following conversion are:


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Among -chloro propanoic acid, -chloro propanoic acid, -dichloro acetic acid and propanoic acid the values will be in the order,

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List includes starting materials and reagents of selected chemical reactions. Listgives structures of compounds that may be formed as intermediate products and/or final products from the reactions of List.
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Which of the following options has the correct combination considering List and List?

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In the reaction,
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the product C is :

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An organic compound A upon reacting with gives B. On heating, B gives C. C in presence of KOH reacts with Br2 to give CH3CH2NH2. A is :

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Identify the correct matching.
Column I | Column II | ||
(a) | (p) | Rearrangement | |
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(q) | Decarboxylation |
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(r) | Acidity of |
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(s) | Bromination |
(e) | (t) | Free radical substitution | |
(u) | Dehydration |

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Explain Clemmenson's reduction of acetone.

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In the reaction,
The final product is

