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12th West Bengal Board
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Earn 100

You are provided with four reagents : LiAlH4,l2/NaOH,NaHSO3 and Schiff's reagent. Write which two reagents can be used to distinguish between the compounds in each of the following pairs:

CH3CHO and C6H5CHO

Important Questions on Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

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12th West Bengal Board
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You are provided with four reagents : LiAlH4,I2/NaOH,NaHSO3 and Schiff's reagent.

Write which two reagents can be used to distinguish between the following pairs:

C6H5COCH3 and C6H5COC6H5

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12th West Bengal Board
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How will you obtain formic acid from the following :

Carbon monoxide

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12th West Bengal Board
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How will you obtain formic acid from the following :

Oxalic acid

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12th West Bengal Board
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How will you obtain formic acid from the following :

Formaldehyde.

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Give three examples to illustrate reducing nature of formic acid.
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12th West Bengal Board
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How are the following conversions carried out?

Acetic acid from acetylene

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How are the following conversions carried out?

Butanoic acid from butan-1-ol.

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12th West Bengal Board
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How are the following conversions carried out?

Acetic acid from ethyl alcohol