AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2012

  • question_answer
    Which one among the following alcohols will give iodoform on treatment with iodine and sodium hydroxide?

    A)  \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  OH \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,H-{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}\]

    B)  \[{{H}_{3}}C-OH\]

    C)  \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  OH \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,H-C{{H}_{3}}\]

    D)  \[{{H}_{3}}C-C{{H}_{2}}\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  OH \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,H-{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                     The compounds containing \[C{{H}_{3}}-\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  O \\  ||| \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,-\] and\[C{{H}_{3}}-\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  OH \\  | \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,H\] groups on heating with (aq)\[NaOH+{{I}_{2}}\] gives iodoform test (yellow ppt of iodoform). Therefore, the compound,\[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  OH \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,H-C{{H}_{3}}\] gives iodoform test.


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