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Organic Chemistry Aldehydes & Ketones Class Test-1(Preparations)

For each question choose the correct alternative Only One choice is correct. However, questions marked
with '*' may have More than One correct option :

1. Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their reactivity in nucleophilic addition reactions.
I. Ethanal II. Propanal III. Propanone IV. Butanone
(A) III < II < I < IV (B) II < I < III < IV (C) IV < III < II < I (D) I < II < III < IV

*2. Acetone can be obtained from :

(A) Hydrolysis of isopropylidene chloride (B) Hydration of propyne
(C) Dehydrogenation of isopropyl alcohol (D) Hydrolysis-deboration of propyne

Cu
3. Ethyl alcohol
300 C
A + B. What are A & B ?
(A) Acetadehyde, Acetone (B) Acetone, Water
(C) Acetaldehyde, H 2 (D) Acetone, H 2

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*4. For the given conversion which reagent can be used ? CH 2 = CH CH 2 OH CH 2 = CH CHO :
(A) MnO2 (B) PCC/CH2Cl2 (C) HgSO 4 / H + (D) H 2 CrO 4 / acetone / 35C

*5. Grignard reagent can give carbonyl compounds with :

(A) CO 2 (B) RCOCl (C) RCN (D) RCOOR

6. The medium in which ethanol is oxidised to ethanal using PCC or PDC is :

(A) Any alcohol (B) Nitro benzene
(C) Methylene dichloride (D) Ether

7. Addition of water to alkynes occurs in acidic medium and in the presence of Hg 2 + ions as a catalyst.
Which of the following products will be formed on addition of water to but-1-yne under these conditions.
O O
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(A) CH3 CH 2 CH 2 C H (B) CH3 CH 2 C CH 3
O O O
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(C) CH3 CH 2 C OH + CO 2 (D) CH3 C OH + H C H

8. When But-1-yne is subjected to hydroboration-deboration reaction, it results in formation of :

(A) (n Bu)3 B (B) Butanol (C) Butanal (D) Butanone

9. The correct order of reactivity of :

I. Acetophenone II. p-Nitrobenzaldehyde
III. Benzaldehyde IV. p-Tolylaldehyde
(A) I < IV < III < II (B) I < II < III < IV (C) I > IV > III < II (D) III < I < II < IV

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10. Oxidation of toluene with CrO3 in presence of (CH3CO)2O gives a product (A) which on hydrolysis forms
Benzaldehyde. A is :
(A) Chromium complex (B) Benzylidene diacetate
(C) Benzophenone (D) Benzal chloride

11. Which of the following on heating with aq. KOH produces n-butyraldehyde ?
(A) CH3CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 Cl (B) CCl3CH 2 CH 2 CH 3
(C) CH3CH 2 CH 2 CHCl2 (D) CH3CCl2 CH 2 CH 3

(i) DIBAL H
12. Find A in the given reaction : CH3 CH = CH CH 2 CH 2 CN
(ii) H O
A:
2

(A) CH3 CH = CHCH 2 CH 2 COOH (B) CH3 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CHO

(C) CH3 CH = CHCH 2CH 2CHO (D) CH3 CH ( OH ) CH 2 CH 2 CH 2CHO

13. Propanoyl chloride on reduction with Lindlars catalyst forms compound (A). Product (A) is :
(A) Propanone (B) Propanoic acid (C) Propanol (D) Propanal

14. The increasing order of the rate of hydrate formation is :

I. HCHO II. CH3COCH3 III. PhCOCH3 IV. PhCOPh
(A) I < II < III < IV (B) IV < II < III < I (C) IV < III < II < I (D) III < IV < II < I

*15. Di-Isobutyl aluminium hydride (DIBAL-H) can be used to carry out which of the following conversions,
(A) Ester to aldehyde (B) Nitriles to imines
(C) Formates to formaldehyde (D) Aldehyde to Carboxylic acids

16. Two isomeric compounds A and B have the formula C3H 6Cl. With aq. KOH solution A gives
propionaldehyde and B gives acetone. Then A and B are :
(A) CH3 CCl2 CH 3 and CH3 CH 2 CHCl2
(B) CH3 CHCl CHCl2 and CH3 CH 2 CHCl2
(C) CH3 CH 2 CHCl2 and CH3 CCl2 CH 3
(D) CH3 CHCl CHCl2 and CH3 CCl2 CH 3

17. The relative rate of hydride ion (H) addition among given compound is :
I. HCHO II. CH3CHO III. C6 H5CHO
(A) I > III > II (B) III > II > I (C) I = II > III (D) I > II > III
18. Identify A in following :

(A) cyclohexane carboxylic acid (B) methylcyclohexane

(C) cyclohexane carbaldehyde (D) methylcyclohexane carbaldehyde

19.

Identify X :
(A) CO 2 (B) CH3COCl (C) CH3COOH (D) CH3Cl

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20.

Name of above reaction is :

(A) Wurtz reaction (B) Clemmenson reduction
(C) Wolf-Kishner reduction (D) Friedel-Crafts acylation

21. Which of the following on hydrolysis with dilute alkali followed by acidification gives benzaldehyde ?
(A) Benzotrichloride (B) Benzal chloride
(C) Benzyl chloride (D) p-chlorotoluene

22. Compound-A (C6 H 6O) undergoes following reactions to form B and C. Identify A, B and C
Zn Hg / HCl I / NaOH
C C3 H6 O(A)
2

B.
A B C
O
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(A) H3C C CH3 CHI3 H3C CH 2 CH 3
(B) H 2 C = CH CH 2 OH CH3 I H3C CH 2 CH 2 OH
(C) H 2 C CH 2 CHO CH3 I H3C CH(OH) CH3
O
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(D) H3C C CH3 CHI3 H 3C CH(OH) CH 3

23. Identify the product (B) in given reaction.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

24. Identity (A) in the given reaction.

(A) Butanol (B) 2-butanol (C) But-2-en-1-ol (D) But-2-en-2-ol

25. Identity (A) in the given reaction.

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

26. . In the given reaction setup A and B respectively are :

(A) H 2 / Pt / ; LiAlH 4 / H 2 O (B) H 2 / Pt / ; H 2 / Pt /

(C) LiAlH 4 / H 2 O ; LiAlH 4 / H 2 O (D) LiAlH 4 / H 2 O ; H 2 / Pt /

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*27. In which of the following products will be a ketone ?

(A) ( CH3 )2 C = C ( CH3 )2
(i) O
3
(ii) Zn / H O
(B)
2
CH3CH = CH 2
(i) CO / H
2
(ii) Co( CO )8


PdCl , H O HgSO
(C) CH3CH = CH 2
2
or CuCl
2
(D) CH3 C CH 4
H SO / H O

2 2 4 2

28. The product B in the reaction sequence is :

Zn Hg / HCl
( CH3COO )2 Ca distillation
A
B
(A) ( CH3 )2 CHOH (B) CH3 CH 2 CH 3
(C) CH 3CHO (D) CH3 CH 2 CH 2 OH

NaNH 2 Ph CHO MnO 2

29. Et C CH
H O
X:
2

(A) (B) (C) (D)

30. Which one is the most reactive for addition of alcohol on carbonyl group ?
(A) C6 H5 CHO (B) HCHO (C) CH3COCH2CH3 (D) CH3CH 2 CHO

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ANSWER KEY FOR PART TEST-1/Aldehydes & Ketones

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

C ABC C AB BCD C B C A B

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

C C D C ABC C D C B D

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

B A C C B D ACD B D B

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