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31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 1

(CH3)3C—CHO does not undergo Aldol condensation due to      [1996]

Detailed Solution: Question 1

Aldol condensation is given by the
compounds which contain α hydrogen
atom. As the given compound does not
contain α hydrogen atom. Hence it does not undergo aldol condensation.

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 2

Consider the following transformations :

The molecular formula of  is              [1996]

Detailed Solution: Question 2

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 3

Aspirin is an acetylation product of [1998]

Detailed Solution: Question 3

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 4

An ester (A) with molecular fomula, C9H10O2 wastreated with excess of CH3MgBr and the complexso formed was treated with H2SO4 to give anolefin (B). Ozonolysis of (B) gave a ketone withmolecular formula C8H8O which shows +veiodoform test. The structure of (A) is [1998]

Detailed Solution: Question 4

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 5

Which one of the following esters cannotundergo Claisen self-condensation? [1998]

Detailed Solution: Question 5

The ester having α hydrogen atom show
Claisen condensation reaction. We know that ethyl benzoate (C6H5COOC2H5) does not contain α-hydrogen. Therefore
C6H5COOC2H5 does not undergo Claisen self condensation.

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 6

Ketones

 can be obtained in one step by   [1998]

Detailed Solution: Question 6

By oxidation of tertiary alcohol with stronger oxidising agents ketones may be formed along with carboxylic acid.

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 7

Iodoform test is not given by [1999]

Detailed Solution: Question 7

Iodoform test is exhibited by ethyl alcohol acetaldehyde, acetone methyl ketones and those alcohols which possess CH3CH(OH)- group. As 3-pentanone does not contain
CH3CO-group as therefore it does not give iodoform test.

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 8

Acetaldehyde reacts with semicarbazide andforms semicarbazone. Its structure is [1999]

Detailed Solution: Question 8

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 9

Reaction of phenylacetylene with dil. H2SO4 and HgSO4 gives [1999]

Detailed Solution: Question 9

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 10

The cyanohydrin of a compound on hydrolysisgives an optically active α-hydroxy acid. Thecompound is [1999]

Detailed Solution: Question 10

(As it has a chiral C-atom thus it is optically active)

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 11

Phenylmethyl ketone can be converted intoethylbezene in one step by which of the followingreagents? [1999]

Detailed Solution: Question 11

This reaction is known as clemmensen's
reduction.

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 12

Polarization of electrons in acrolein may be written as: [2000]

Detailed Solution: Question 12

In CH2 = CH—CHO due to — M effect
of — CHO group polarization of electron
takes place as follows

Hence partial polarization is represented as

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 13

During reduction of aldehydes with hydrazine and potassium hydroxide, the first is the formation
of : [2000]

Detailed Solution: Question 13

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 14

Benzoic acid may be converted to ethyl benzoateby reaction with : [2000]

Detailed Solution: Question 14

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 15

The catalyst used in Rosenmund's reduction is   [2000]

Detailed Solution: Question 15

Catalyst used in Rosenmund reduction is Pd/
BaSO4. Rosenmund Reduction is used for
reduction of acid chloride.

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 16

Which of the following is correct? [2001]

Detailed Solution: Question 16

Acetophenone is a ketone, cyclopentane
doesn’t contain (4n + 2)π electron hence is
not aromatic. Diastase is an enzyme used in
the preparation of Maltose (Malt sugar, C12
H22 O11) through hydrolysis of starch.

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 17

Which of the following is incorrect? [2001]

Detailed Solution: Question 17

Tollen's reagent is used to detect of
aldehydes. Tollen's reagent is an ammonical
solution of silver nitrate. When aldehyde is
added to Tollen's reagent, silver oxide is
reduced to metallic silver which deposits as
mirror.

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 18

In the following reaction, product 'P' is [2002]

Detailed Solution: Question 18

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 19

In the above reaction product 'P' is       [2002]

Detailed Solution: Question 19

Grignard reagent forms addition product with
bubbled carbondioxide which on hydrolysis
with HCl yields benzoic acid.

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 20

A and B in the following reactions are          [2003]

Detailed Solution: Question 20

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 21

In a set of the given reactions, acetic acid yielded a product C.

Product C would be -                  [2003]

Detailed Solution: Question 21

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 22

When m-chlorobenzaldehyde is treated with 50% KOH solution, the product(s) obtained is (are)        [2003]

Detailed Solution: Question 22

It is a simple Cannizzro reaction.

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 23

In the reaction

an asymmetric centre is generated. The acid  obtained would be [2003]

Detailed Solution: Question 23

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 24

Which one of the following can be oxidised tothe corresponding carbonyl compound? [2004]

Detailed Solution: Question 24

Carbonyl compounds (aldehydes and
ketones) are obtained by the oxidation of 1°
and 2° alcohols respectively. Among the
given options, only (a) is 2° alcohol hence it
can be oxidized to ketone.

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 25

The OH group of an alcohol or the –COOH groupof a carboxylic acid can be replaced by–Cl using [2004]

Detailed Solution: Question 25

Among the given options, only PCl5 can
convert an alcoholic group as well as a
carboxyl group to chloride.

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 26

Formalin is an aqueous solution of    [1988]

Detailed Solution: Question 26

Formalin is an aqueous solution (40%) of formaldehyde.

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 27

The reagent (s) which can be used to distinguishacetophenone from benzophenone is (are)       [1990]

Detailed Solution: Question 27

 I2 and NaOH react with acetophenone
(C6H5COCH3) to give yellow ppt. of CHIbut benzophenone (C6H5COC6H5) does not and hence can be used to distinguish between them. Oxidation of methyl ketones with sodium Hypoiodite (NaOI) or (I2 +NaOH) gives iodoform (CHI3) but not in case of benzophenone.

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 28

In which of the following, the number of carbonatoms does not remain same when carboxylic acidis obtained by oxidation [1992]

Detailed Solution: Question 28

Ketones on oxidation give carboxylic acids with lesser number of carbon atoms, i.e.,

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 29

Pinacolone is [1994]

Detailed Solution: Question 29

Pinacolone is 3,3-dimethyl-2 butanone.

31 Year NEET Previous Year Questions: Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids - 2 - Question 30

Schotten-Baumann reaction is a reaction ofphenols with [1994]

Detailed Solution: Question 30

The function of NaOH is
(i) To convert phenol to more stronger
nucleophile PhO
(ii) To neutralize the acid formed

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