QUIZ (CHEMISTRY)

ALDEHYDE & KETONE

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O
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dil. OH- / 
1. CH3—CH = CH—CH = CH— C —H    (A). (A) is
O
(A) || (B)
CH3  (CH  CH)4  C H
OH O
(C) (D)

NaCN
2. ( A )   cyanohydrin of (A). If the cyanohydrin is optically active, then the possible structure
C 3H 6 O H2 SO 4

of (A) is
H O
(A) (B)
O
O
(C) OH (D)

3. The cannizaro reaction of PhCOCHO forms the product(s)

PhCH—CO2–

(A) PhCOCH2OH + PhCOCO2– (B) OH

(C) PhCO2  PhCOCH2OH (D) both (A) and (C)
4. O O
on hydrolysis gives
O O
O O
OH OH
(A) H (B) H
and H and
HO
OH O OH O

OH
O OH
(C) OH (D)
and
HO
and HCO2H
OH O OH
5. Acetone will be formed by the ozonolysis of
(A) but-1-ene (B) but-2-ene (C) isobutene (D) but-2-yne
6. Which of the following has minimum reactivity towards nucleophiles?
(A) CH2O (B) CH3CHO
O O
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(C) CH3 – C – CH3 (D) CH3 – C – CH2 – CH3
7. O

Br CH3MgBr
   P
H3C
Where the organic product P is:
H3C H3C
H3C O
CH3 O
(A) Br (B) (C) (D)
H3C O CH3 CH3
OMgBr H3C

8. In the Cannizzaro reaction given below:


OH
Ph CHO   Ph CH2OH PhCOO
the slowest step is
(A) The attack of OH at the carbonyl group. (B) The transfer of hydride to the carbonyl group.
(C) The abstraction of proton from carboxylic acid. (D) The deprotonation of Ph – COOH.
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9. The product (s) obtained via Oxymercuration demurcuration (HgSO4 +H2SO4) of 1-butyne would be
(A) CH3 CH2 COCH3 (B) CH3 CH2 CH2 CHO
(C) CH3 CH2 CHO CH2O (D) CH3 CH2 COOH HCOOH
10. D

D  OH  X  Y
( conc.)

O
( 2 moles)
Where X and Y are:
D D
O D O D
(A) D and (B) H and
OD OH
- H - D
O O
D D
O D O D
(C) H and (D) D and
OH OH
- H - D
O O

11. The products X, Y and Z of acid hydrolysis of P, Q and R; respectively,

Ph OCOCH3 Ph OCOCH3 Ph OCOCH3

P Q R
CH3 H3C C 2H 5
can be distinguished by
(A) Tollen’s reagent test for Y vs X or Z and Fehling solution test for X vs Z.
(B) Fehling solution test for Y vs Z or X and FeCl3 test for X vs Z
(C) Tollen’s reagent test for Y vs X or Z and iodoform test for X vs Z
(D) FeCl3 test for Y vs X or Z and iodoform test for X vs Z.

D 2O / OH
12. (Me)(Et)CHCOPh    (Me) (Et)CDCOPh + OD– + H2O
If the reactant of this reaction is enantiomerically pure dexorotatory isomer, P will be:
(A) a racemic mixture (B) a meso product
(C) dextrorotatory isomer (D) laevorotatory isomer
13. O
H2C

1. OH
 CH3   X (ultimate )

2. 

O
The product X is:
O

(A) (B) CH3 (C) (D)

O O
O
14. Which of the following will be most acidic?
O
O O O
CH3
(A) (B) H3C

CH3 CH3 H3C CH3

CH3
O
15.
NaBD 4 NaBD 4
B     A

D2 O H2 O

NaBH 4 , D 2 O

C
A, B and C are
HO D DO D DO H DO H

(A) (B)
in all cases

DO D

(C) in all cases

(D) None
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16. The most reactive compound towards cyanohydrin Formation is

(A) Ph - CHO (B) O 2N CHO

(C) HO CHO (D) Ph - CH2 - CHO

17. A compound C5H10O(A) forms a phenylhydrazone and gives negative Tollens’ test and a positive
iodoform reaction. It gives n-pentane on reduction. The compound
(A) is
(A) pentanal (B) 2-pentanone
(C) 3-pentanone (D) 1-pentanol
18. End product of the following sequence of reactions is
NBS Mg / ether CH3 CN
      

H3 O

COCH3
COCH3
(A)
(B)

CN COOH

(C) (D)

19. Aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes can be differentiated by the use of

(A) Fehling solution (B) Tollen's regent
(C) KMnO4/H+/  (D) conc. HNO3/
20. Which of the following reduces Tollen’s reagent?
O O

H3C
(A) H3C (B)
CH3 H3C
OH

H3C O
(C) (D)
OH OH

OH

21. In the reaction sequence

OH O
I II (i ) NaOBr
C6H5  CH CH2  C  CH3  product
( ii) H2O / H
( iii) 
product will be
O
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(A) C6H5  C  CH2 – COOH
(B) C6H5 – COOH, COOH – COOH and CHBr3
O
II
(C) C6H5  C  CH3, CO2 and CHBr3
(D) Only CHBr3

ether HCHO HOH

22. Consider the following reaction CH3Br+Mg   A   B  C compound C is
(A) acetic acid (B) acetaldehyde
(C) ethyl alcohol (D) formic acid

23. When a mixture of calcium acetate + calcium formate is heated. It yields

(A) acetone (B) acetaldehyde (C) formic acid (D) acetic acid
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24. In the Baeyer Villiger oxidation of ketone to ester i.e.
18 18
O O
ArCO 3H  ArCO2H
R   R

R' OR'
The rate of reaction depends upon the nature of R and Ar. The maximum rate of oxidation among
the cases given below will be when:
CH3
CH3

R = Ph and Ar = and
(A) (B) R' =
CH3
Ar =

H3C
OCH 3 NO2

R' = and Ar = and Ar =

(C) (D) R' = Cl

OCH3 NO2 CH3

25. Identify the final product (Z) in the following sequence of reactions.
dil. KMnO4 HIO 4 OH 
   (X)   (Y)   (Z)


OH OH
(A) (B)
OH O

(C) (D)
O O

26. Identify the product C in the series


Na/C2H5 OH   KMnO4 , H aq. HNO
CH3CN   A 2
B  C
(A) CH3COOH (B) CH3CH2NHOH
(C) CH3CONH2 (D) CH3CHO
27. In a cannizzaro reaction, the intermediate that will be best hydride donor is
H H

–
O (B) O–
(A) OH
OH
MeO NO2
H

(C) Both (A) and (B) OH

(D)
O–

28. Identify P in the reaction,

O C2H5


H2 O, H
O  P

(A) HOCH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2OH + C2H5OH (B) OHC.CH2CH2CH2CH2CHO

(C) HOCH2CH2CH2CH2CHO + C2H5OH (D) No reaction
29. Among the following compounds, which will react with acetone to give product containing >C = N –
(A) C6H5NHCOCH3 (B) (CH3)3N
(C) C6H5NHC6H5 (D) C6H5NHNH2
30. Which of the following can be used for the preparation of chloroform?
C6H5 CHCl2 CH3 CHO CD3 COCH3 CCl3 CHO
I II III IV
(A) I, II and IV (B) only II
(C) II, III and IV (D) All the four
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ANSWERS
ALDEHYDE & KETONE

1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C

5. C 6. D 7. C 8. B

9. A 10. D 11. C 12. A

13. D 14. A 15. A 16. B

17. B 18. B 19. A 20. D

21. C 22. C 23. B 24. C

25. C 26. A 27. A 28. C

29. D 30. C