UNIT 8: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Reactivity order:

Highest acidity:

Secondary alcohol oxidation gives:

Preservative acid:

Cannot undergo aldol:

Forms α,β-unsaturated aldehyde:

Aromatic aldehyde:

Iodoform test group:

Highest boiling point:

Acidity due to:

Acid → alcohol reagent:

Which gives silver mirror test?

Benzoic acid less soluble due to:

Least reactive:

Which undergoes nucleophilic addition?

Stronger acid:

Wolff-Kishner reduction uses:

Sodium acetate + soda lime gives:

Decarboxylation removes:

Which acid is present in vinegar?

Most reactive toward nucleophilic addition:

Ketones do not give Tollens’ test because:

Which gives positive Schiff’s test?

Carboxylic acids form dimers due to:

Which compound has highest boiling point?

Gattermann-Koch reaction forms:

Which catalyst is used in Rosenmund reduction?

Rosenmund reduction converts:

Which reagent oxidizes aldehydes but not ketones?

Product of aldol condensation is:

Aldol condensation requires:

Which does NOT give Fehling’s test?

Which compound gives Fehling’s test?

Esterification is catalyzed by:

Carboxylic acids react with alcohols to form:

Kolbe’s electrolysis produces:

Which compound is most acidic?

Electron withdrawing groups increase acidity by:

Which acid is strongest?

Oxidation of aldehydes gives:

Which reagent reduces aldehydes to alcohols?

Benzaldehyde undergoes Cannizzaro reaction because:

Cannizzaro reaction occurs in:

Which reagent is used in Clemmensen reduction?

Aldehydes are more reactive than ketones due to:

Which compound gives iodoform test?

Tollens’ reagent contains:

Which of the following gives Tollens’ test?

The general formula of ketones is:

Which functional group is present in aldehydes?