Preparation of Aldehydes and Ketones

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Preparation of Aldehydes and Ketones: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Stephen Reaction, Oxo Process, Methods of Preparation of Aldehydes and Ketones, Preparation of Aldehydes and Ketones by Oxidation of Alcohols, Methods of Preparation of Aldehydes and, Methods of Preparation of Ketones

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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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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The name of organic compound C4H6 that produces carbon dioxide, ethanal and methanal upon treatment with O3 followed by reduction with Zn/H2O is:

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The major product(s) in the following reactions is/are

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What are X and Y in the following reaction sequence?

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Matching the following:

  Reaction conditions   Name of the reaction
a Question Image i Gatterman-Koch
b Question Image ii Etard
c Question Image iii Rosenmund

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The products P and Q of the following reactions, respectively are:

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X and Y are respectively :

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X= A number of reactions in which the final product is an aldehyde. Find out X.

a Ph-CNiSnCl2+HClii H3O+

b Ph-CNLiAIH4

c Ph-COClH2/Pd-BaSO4

d Ph-COOEtii) H2Oi) DiBAL-H, Hexane, -78°C

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Periodic oxidation of 1, 2-cyclopentanediol is :

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H2COH.CH2OH on heating with periodic acid gives :-

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In this reaction intermediate is :-