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Give a chemical test to distinguish between benzaldehyde and acetone.

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To distinguish between benzaldehyde and acetone, we can use the Iodoform test. Here’s a step-by-step solution: ### Step 1: Understand the Structures - **Benzaldehyde** has the structure: C6H5CHO (a benzene ring with a formyl group). - **Acetone** has the structure: CH3COCH3 (a ketone with two methyl groups). ### Step 2: Identify the Type of Compounds - Benzaldehyde is an aromatic aldehyde, while acetone is a methyl ketone. ...
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DINESH PUBLICATION-ALDEHYDES AND KETONES -Question From Board
  1. How will you perpare ethlamine from acetaldehyde ?

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  2. How will you convert ethanol to propanone ?

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  3. Give a chemical test to distinguish between benzaldehyde and acetone.

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  4. Give a chemical test to distinguish between methanol and ethanol.

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  5. Write IUPAC name of the compound CH(3)-underset(CH(3))underset(|)(CH)-...

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  6. Write a test to differentiate between pentan-2-one and pentan-3-one.

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  7. How will you convert acetaldehyde into methane?

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  8. Write IUPAC name of the compound : CH(3)COCH(2)COCH(3).

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  9. Write the chemical equation for each of the following reactions : (i...

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  10. How will you convert ethanol to propanone ?

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  11. Complete the followning : (i) CH(3)COCH(3) + HI overset("Red"P//423K...

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  12. Complete the following with appropriate reagents

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  13. How many asymmetric carbon atoms are created during the complete reduc...

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  14. Complete the following (i) 3(CH(3))(2)C = Ooverset([A])rarr (ii) C...

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  15. How will convert 2-Methyllpent-2-enal to (a) 2-Methypentane , (b) 2-...

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  16. Name the reagent that can be used to convert (i) A primary alcohol t...

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  17. Why are lower members of aldehydes easily miscrible with water?

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  18. Give a test to distinguish between proponal and propanone.

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  19. Write the IUPAC name of the following compound : H(3)C-overset(Cl)ov...

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  20. Write IUPAC name of CH(3)-underset(Br)underset(|)CH-underset(CHO)under...

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