(a) carboxylic acid.
(b) aldehyde.
(c) ketone.
(d) alcohol.
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How would you distinguish experimentally between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid?
We can distinguish between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid on the basis of their reaction with carbonates and hydrogen carbonates. Acid reacts with carbonate and hydrogen carbonate to evolve...
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Name the reagents used in the following reactions: (i) Oxidation of a primary alcohol to carboxylic acid.
(i) Acidified potassium permanganate (ii) Pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC) (iii) Bromine water (iv) Acidified potassium permanganate (v) 85% phosphoric acid (vi) NaBH4 or LiAlH4
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Name the reagents which are used in the following conversions : (i) 1º alcohol to an aldehyde
(i) PCC, a complex of chromium trioxide with pyridine and HCl. (ii) NaBH4, sodium borohydride. (iii) Br2 (water)
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Butanone is a four carbon compound with the functional group:
Answer is (c) ketone
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List two tests for experimentally distinguishing between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid and describe how these tests are performed
(i) Test with NaHCO3 solution in water' On adding carboxylic acid to baking soda, carbon dioxide is liberated with brisk effervescence. On adding a solution of baking soda to alcohol, no...
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Carbon exists in the atmosphere in the form of (A) carbon monoxide only (B) carbon monoxide in traces and carbon dioxide
(C) carbon dioxide only
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Vinegar is a solution of (A) 50% – 60% acetic acid in alcohol (B) 5% – 8% acetic acid in alcohol
(C) 5% – 8% acetic acid in water
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Carbon forms four covalent bonds by sharing its four valence electrons with four univalent atoms, eg. hydrogen.
(B) neon Atomic number of carbon = 6 Electronic configuration of carbon = 2, 4 When carbon forms four covalent bonds by sharing its valence electrons with four univalent atoms (eg. Hydrogen), it...
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Butanone is a four-carbon compound with the functional group
The correct answer is (C) ketone
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i. Ethanal, Propanal, Propanone, Butanone ii. Benzaldehyde, p-Tolualdehyde, p-Nitrobenzaldehyde, Acetophenone.
i. Ethanal, Propanal, Propanone, Butanone: a. Due to inductive (+I) effect aldehydes have more electrophilic carbonyl carbon than ketones. b. Hence aldehydes are more susceptible (to the attack of nucleophile) than ketones. c....
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