JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Aldehydes, Ketones Question Bank Properties

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    The reagent with which both aldehyde and acetone react easily is            [CPMT 1973, 74, 89; BIT 1992]

    A)                 Fehling's reagent            

    B)                 Grignard reagent

    C)                 Schiff's reagent

    D)                 Tollen's reagent

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               \[\underset{\text{Aldehyde}}{\mathop{R-\underset{\underset{H}{\mathop{|}}\,}{\mathop{C}}\,=O}}\,\,+\underset{\text{Grignard}\,\text{reagent}}{\mathop{R-Mg-X}}\,\to R-\underset{H}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{R}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,-OMgX\] \[\underset{\text{Ketone}}{\mathop{R-\underset{\underset{R}{\mathop{|}}\,}{\mathop{C}}\,=O}}\,\,+R-Mg-X\to R-\underset{R}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{R}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,-O-MgX\]


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