Preparation of Aldehydes and Ketones

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Preparation of Aldehydes and Ketones: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Stephen Reaction, Methods of Preparation of Aldehydes and Ketones, Preparation of Aldehydes and Ketones by Oxidation of Alcohols and, Preparation of Ketones by Reaction of Acyl Chlorides with Dialkyl Cadmium

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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When benzene or its derivative is treated with carbon monoxide and hydrogen chloride in the presence of anhydrous aluminium chloride, it gives:

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

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Please explain about Stephen's reaction?
 

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C6H6+CO+HClAlCl3+CuClanhydrousPh-CHO

The given reaction is:

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Find the product A and B in the given reaction :

Hex-2-eneH2O2O3A+B

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Identify the product A, B and C

H-CC-H1% HgSO420% H2SO4ACrO3BPCl5C

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CH3CH2COOC2H5iiH3O+iDiBAL-H1eq A + B

A and B are

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Write the structures of the main products of the following reactions:

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In the reaction

CH3CN + CH3MgIH+/H2O B

The compound B is

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Reaction by which benzaldehyde can not be prepared is

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Which of the following reactions will give benzophenone as major product?

(A) Benzoyl chloride + Benzene +AlCl3 (anhyd.)

(B) Benzoyl chloride + Phenylmagnesium bromide (excess)

(C) Benzoyl chloride + Diphenyl cadmium

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Consider following reaction, where

(A) The change in the functional group and

(B) The corresponding change in the hybridization from starting to the final product A and B are

CH3CNi H3O+ii HI+Red Pi SnCl2,HCl

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The major product in the following reactions is

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The major product of the following reaction sequence is

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Choose the correct name for the reaction used for the conversion given below.

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Toluene on treatment with chromic oxide in acetic anhydride at 273 K to 283 K gives

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Major product of following reaction is

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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