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The products of the reaction of HCHO and PhCHO in presence of concentrated base are

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Important Questions on Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

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The test performed on compound x and their inferences are:
 
Test Inference
a 2, 4 - DNP test Coloured precipitate yellow
b Iodoform test Yellow precipitate
c Azo-dye test No dye formation

Compound x is:

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In the reaction sequence

2CH3CHO OH- A  B ; the product B is:
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The major product 'X' formed in the following reaction is:

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Reaction of a carbonyl compound with one of the following reagents involves nucleophilic addition followed by elimination of water. The reagent is:
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The major product B formed in the following reaction sequence is:

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In the following reaction
Aldehyde+AlcoholHClAcetal
Aldehyde  Alcohol
HCHO t-BuOH
CH3CHO  MeOH
The best combination is:
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The product formed by the reaction of an aldehyde with a primary amine is:
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Treatment of cyclopentanone  Question Image with methyl lithium gives which of the following species?
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The increasing order of the reactivity of the following with LiAlH4 is:

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An organic compound 'X' having molecular formula C5H10O yields phenyl hydrazone and gives negative response to the iodoform test and Tollen's test. It produces n-pentane on reduction. 'X' could be:
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Formaldehyde on reaction with ammonia gives a compound A, which is on nitration yields cyclonite. The compound  A is
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In the reaction sequence

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The major product X and Y, respectively, are

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Which of the following reagents would distinguish cis-cyclopenta-1, 2-diol from the trans-isomer?