JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Aldehydes, Ketones Question Bank Properties

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    Three molecules of acetone in the presence of dry HCl form [MP PET 2004]

    A)                 Mesitylene        

    B)                 Phorone

    C)                 Glyoxal

    D)                 Mesityl oxide

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               Phoron                    \[\begin{matrix}    C{{H}_{3}}  \\    C{{H}_{3}}  \\ \end{matrix}>C=O+{{H}_{2}}CH-\overset{\overset{O}{\mathop{||}}\,}{\mathop{C}}\,-CH{{H}_{2}}+O=C<\begin{matrix}    C{{H}_{3}}  \\    C{{H}_{3}}  \\ \end{matrix}\]                                 \[\underset{-2{{H}_{2}}O}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{\text{Dry }HCl}}}\,\]\[\begin{matrix}    C{{H}_{3}}  \\    C{{H}_{3}}  \\ \end{matrix}>\underset{\text{Phoron}}{\mathop{C=CH-\overset{\overset{O}{\mathop{||}}\,}{\mathop{C}}\,-CH}}\,=C\,<\begin{matrix}    C{{H}_{3}}  \\    C{{H}_{3}}  \\ \end{matrix}\]     


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