BCECE Medical BCECE Medical Solved Papers-2011

  • question_answer
    lodoform can be prepared from all except

    A)  acetaldehyde

    B)  3-methyl-2-butanone

    C)  iso-butyl alcohol

    D)  acetophenone

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Compounds containing either \[C{{H}_{3}}\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  o \\  || \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,-\] group or \[C{{H}_{3}}\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  OH \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,H-\] group give yellow coloured compound, iodoform, when treated with \[{{I}_{2}}\]and \[NaOH\]. \[C{{H}_{3}}COC{{H}_{3}}+3{{I}_{2}}+4NaOH\xrightarrow{{}}\] \[\underset{iodoform}{\mathop{CH{{I}_{3}}}}\,+C{{H}_{3}}COONa+3{{H}_{2}}O+3NaI\]


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