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UNIT XI

MCQ

Aldehyde, ketones and carbonyl acid

Remembering –

Q.1 Methyl Ketones are usually characterized through

a) Tollen’s reagent

b) Iodoform test

c) Schiff’s test

d) Benedict’s test Ans (b )

Q.2 The reagent(s) which can be used to distinguish acetophenone from benzophenone is (are)

a) 2,4dinitrophenyl hydrazine

b) Aqueous solution of NaHSO3

C) Benedict’s reagent

d) I2& NaOH Ans (d)

Q3.Which of the following reagents can be used to prepare ketone from acid chloride

a) Grignard’s reagent
b) LiAlH4
c) Dimethylcadmium
d) Cadmium chloride Ans(c)

Understanding-

Q4. Carboxylic acid group doesn’t give the usual addition & elimination reaction of aldehydes & ketones
because

a) O-H bond is more polar than C=O group.


b) Carboxylate ion gets ionized.
c) Carboxylate ion gets stabilized by resonance.
d) It exists as –COOH & there is no carbonyl group. Ans(C)

Q5. Which is not true about acetophenone?

a) React to form 2,4-dinitrophenyl hydrazone.


b) Reacts with Tollen’s reagent to from silver mirror.
c) Reacts with I2 / NaOH to form Iodoform.
d) On oxidation with alkaline KMnO4 followed by hydrolysis gives benzoic acid. Ans (b)
Q.6 The reagent with which both acetaldehyde and acetone react is
a) I2/NaOH
b) Fehling’s solution
c) Carbonic acid
d) Tollen’s reagent Ans (a)

Q.7 Reaction by which benzaldehyde cannot be prepared.

a) CH3
+ CrO2Cl2 in CS2 followed by H3O+

+
COCl
b) + H2 in presence of Pd-BaSO4

c) + CO + HCl in presence of anhydrous AlCl3

COOH
d) + Zn/ Hg & Conc. HCl Ans (d)

Q.8 Reaction of carbonyl compound with one of the following reagent involves nucleophilic addition
followed by elimination of water. The reagent is.

a) Grignard reagent

b) Hydrazine in the presence of feebly acidic solution

c) Hydrocyanic acid

d) Sodium Hydrogen Sulphite Ans (b)

Q.9 Phenol & benzoic acid can be distinguished by reaction with.

a) Aqueous NaOH

b) Aqueous NaHCO3
c) Neutral AlCl3

d) Aqueous NH3 Ans (b)

Q.10 Carboxylic acids have higher boiling points than aldehydes, ketones and even alcohols of
comparable molecular mass. It is due to their

a) More extensive association of carboxylic acid via vander waals force of attraction.

b) Formation of carboxylate ion.

c) Formation of Intermolecular Hydrogen bonding.

d) Formation of Intramolecular Hydrogen bonding. Ans (c)

Application

Q.11 The weakest acid amongst the following is

a) ClCH2COOH

b) ClCH2CH2COOH

c) HCOOH

d) Cl2CHCOOH Ans (b)

Q.12 The carboxylic acid that does not undergo HVZ reaction is

a) CH3COOH

b) (CH3)2CHCOOH

c) CH3CH2CH2COOH

d) (CH3)3CCOOH Ans (d)


Q.13 The most suitable reagent for the conversion of R-CH2-OH RCHO is

a) CrO3

b) PCC (PyridiniumChlorochromate)

c) KMnO4

d) K2Cr2O7 Ans (b)


CHO
Q.14 The IUPAC name of is

a) Pentaldehyde

b) Pentanol

c) Cyclopentanecarbaldehyde

d) Hexanol Ans (c)

Q.15 Which of the following organic compounds gives both iodoform test & fehling’s test?

a) Ethanal

b) Propanone

c) Ethanol

d) Methanol Ans (a)

Q.16 The chemical that undergoes self-oxidation & self reduction in the same reaction is

a) benzyl alcohol

b) acetone

c) formaldehyde

d) acetic acid Ans (c)

Q.17 The product formed in Aldol condensation is

a) an alpha, beta-unsaturated ester

b) a beta hydroxy acid

c) a beta hydroxyaldehyde or ketone

d) an alpha hydroxyl aldehyde or ketone Ans (c)


Analysis & Evaluation

Q.18 Which one is the most reactive towards nucleophillic addition reaction.

CHO
a)

NO2

b)
CHO

COCH3

c)

CHO
d)

Ans (a)

CH3

Q.19 In the following sequence of reactions:

KMnO4 SOCl2 H2/ Pd


Toluene A B C
BaSO4
Product C is

a) C6H5COOH
b) C6 H5 CH3
c) C6H5 CH2 OH
d) C6 H5CHO Ans (d)

Q.20 The correct order of decreasing acid strength of trichloroacetic acid (A), trifluoroacetic acid (B)
acetic acid (C) and formic acid (D) is

a) A>B>C>D

b) A>C>B>D

c) B>A>D>C

d) B>D>C>A Ans (c)

MgBr
Q.21
(i) CO2
P
(ii) H3O+

In the above reaction, Product P is

CHO
a)

b) COOH

OH
c)
d) O
ǁ
C6H5– C - C6H5 Ans (b)

Q.22 Identify the correct order of boiling points of the following compounds.

(1)CH3CH2CH2CH2OH (2)CH3CH2CH2CHO (3)CH3CH2CH2COOH

a) 1>2>3
b) 3>1>2
c) 1>3>2
d) 3>2>1 Ans (b)

Q.23 Which of the following cannot reduce Tollen’s reagent?

a) HCOOH

b) HCHO

c) CH3CHO

d) CH3COCH3 Ans (d)

Q.24 Formic acid can be distinguished from acetic acid by reaction with

a) NaHCO3

b) dil. Acidified KMnO4 solution

c) 2,4 dinitrophenyl hydrazine

d) Na metal Ans (b)

Q.25 The increasing order of the rate of HCN addition to compounds is

A. HCHO B. CH3COCH3 C. PhCOCH3 D. PhCOPh

a) A<B<C<D

b) D<B<C<A

c) D<C<B<A

d) C<D<B<A Ans. (c)

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