Preparation of Aldehydes and Ketones

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Preparation of Aldehydes and Ketones: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Methods of Preparation of Aldehydes and Ketones, Preparation of Aldehydes and Ketones by Oxidation of Alcohols, Reactions of Acid with MnO & Pinacol-Pinacolone Rearrangement etc.

Important Questions on Preparation of Aldehydes and Ketones

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The reagents used for the following conversions are:

(i) cyclohexanol to cyclohexan-1-one           

(ii) bromobenzene to benzoic acid

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Which of the following on heating with aqueous KOH, produces acetaldehyde?

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1-methylcyclohexa-1, 3-diene on reductive ozonolysis with Zn/H2O yields products A and B.The total number of sp2 hybridized carbons in A and B are

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Isobutyl alcohol and secondary butyl alcohol can be distinguished by-

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In the following reaction,

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X and Y are :

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In the reaction,

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X and Y are :

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On hydrolysis in the presence of acid, nitroalkane gives

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Identify the product of the following reaction:

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The name of the reaction given below is:
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What will be the product when benzene or its derivative is treated with carbon monoxide and hydrogen chloride in the presence of anhydrous aluminium chloride?

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What are the products A,B,C,D in the following reaction?

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In the Rosenmund's reaction, what is the role of BaSO4 ?

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The product obtained when benzene is treated with carbon monoxide and hydrogen chloride in presence of anhydrous AICI3?

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Identify the product  X In the following reaction,

CH3COCl   BaSO4    Pd/H2X

 

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Which of the following is not synthesized by Rosenmund reduction:

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Ethyl methyl ketone is obtained by heating calcium salts of

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The Grignard's reagent used to convert Benzonitrile to acetophenone (benzophenone) is:

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In the following reaction, P gives two products Q and R each in 40% yield.

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If the reaction is carried out with 420 mg of P, the reaction yields 108.8 mg of Q. The amount of R produced in the reaction is closest to

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The major product of the following reaction. 

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