Which one of the following on oxidation gives a ketone?                       

1. primary alcohol                     

2. secondary alcohol

3. tertiary alcohol                     

4. All of these

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A carbonyl compound reacts with hydrogen cyanide to form cyanohydrin which on hydrolysis forms a racemic mixture of α-hydroxy acid. The carbonyl compound is

1. acetaldehyde 

2. acetone

3. diethyl ketone 

4. formaldehyde                              

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Consider the following transformations

CH3COOH CaCO3AheatBNaOHI2C The molecular formula of C is                       

1. CH3-C||IOH-CH3

2. ICH2-COCH3

3. CHI3

4. CH3I

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The product formed in aldol condensation is                                                                 

1. a beta-hydroxy acid

2. a beta-hydroxy aldehyde or a beta-hydroxy ketone

3. an alpha-hydroxy aldehyde or ketone

4. an alpha, beta unsaturated ester

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Consider the following reaction,

PhenolZn-dustXAnhy.AlCl3CH3ClYAlk.KMnO4

The product Z is                            

1. toluene

2. benzaldehyde

3. benzoic acid

4. benzene

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Reduction of aldehydes and ketones into hydrocarbons using zinc amalgam and conc. HCl is called    

1. Clemmenson reduction

2. Cope reduction

3. Dow reduction

4. Wolff-Kishner reduction

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Aldol condensation will not take place in

1. HCHO 

2. CH3CHO

3. CH3COCH3

4. CH3CH2CHO

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The -OH group of an alcohol or the -COOH group of a carboxylic acid can be replaced by -Cl using     

1. phosphorus pentachloride

2. hypochlorous acid

3. chlorine

4. hydrochloric acid

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What ester produces a white crystalline acid when boiled with KOH, cooled, and acidified with conc. HCl?

1. Methyl acetate 

2. Ethyl acetate

3. Ethyl formate 

4. Ethyl benzoate

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The compound formed when malonic acid heated with urea, is                  

1. cinnamic acid

2. butyric acid

3. barbituric acid

4. crotonic acid

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