
How will you bring about the following conversion:
Benzaldehyde to benzophenone?

Important Questions on Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
Illustrate the following named reaction by giving example:
Cannizzaro's reaction

Illustrate the following name reactions by giving example:
Clemmensen's reduction

Give reasons for the following :
Treatment with benzaldehyde with gives a mixture of two isomers which cannot be separated even by careful fractional distillations.

Give reasons for the following :
Sodium bisulphite is used for the purification of aldehydes and ketones.

Write the steps and conditions involved in the following conversion:
Acetophenone to -Phenyl--butanol.

Write the steps and conditions involved in the following conversion:
Propene to acetone.

Write the steps and conditions involved in the following conversion:
Acetophenone to -Phenyl--butanol

Write the steps and conditions involved in the following conversion:
Propene to acetone
