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Among the following, the reagent that can be used to distinguish between formic acid and acetic acid is:

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Important Questions on Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

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With dehydrating agent present which dicarboxylic acid is least reactive towards forming an anhydride?
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The major product obtained in the reaction of aniline with acetic anhydride is
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An organic compound A upon reacting with NH3 gives B. On heating, B gives C. C in presence of KOH reacts with Br2 to give CH3CH2NH2. A is :
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Acetic anhydride reacts with diethyl ether in the presence of anhydrous AlCl3 to give
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In the reaction,

CH 3 COOH LiAlH 4 A PCl 5 B Alc. KOH C ,

the product C is :
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Propanoic acid undergoes HVZ reaction to give chloropropanoic acid. The product obtained is
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Acid strength given below the correct decreasing order will be :

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In the presence of a small amount of phosphorous, aliphatic carboxylic acid reacts with chlorine or bromine to yield a reaction in which, α-hydrogen is been replaced by halogen. This reaction is known as
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α- chlorosodium acetate on boiling with aqueous sodium nitrite gives
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Give the chemical equation for the reaction of CH3COOH with following:

LiAlH4

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List-I includes starting materials and reagents of selected chemical reactions. List-II gives structures of compounds that may be formed as intermediate products and/or final products from the reactions of List-I.
List-I List-II

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P
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Which of the following options has the correct combination considering List-I and List-II?
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Which of the following acid will form an (a) Anhydride on heating and (b) Acid imide on strong heating with ammonia?
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Which of the following derivatives of alcohols is unstable in an aqueous base?
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The correct structure of the product P in the following reaction is

Asn-Ser+(CH3CO)2O(excess)NEt3P
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In the following reaction sequence, the correct structures of E, F and G are

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[*implies13C labelled carbon]