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An organic compound contains `69.77%` carbon, `11.63%` hydrogen and rest oxygen. The molecular mass of the compound is 86. It does not reduce Tollens’ reagent but forms an addition compound with sodium hydrogensulphite and give positive iodoform test. On vigorous oxidation it gives ethanoic and propanoic acid. Write the possible structure of the compound.

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An organic compound contains 69.77\% carbon, 11.63\% hydrogen and rest oxygen. The molecular mass of the compound is 86. It doesnot reduce Tollens reagent but forms sodium hydrogensulphite adduct and gives +ve iodoform test. On vigorous oxidation forms ethanoic and propanoic acids. Write the possible structure of the compound.

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  • An alcohol (A) on dehydration gives (B) which on ozonolysis gives two products C & D (D) gives positive iodoform test and on heating with dilute alkali gives alpha . beta -unsaturated carbonyl compound (E) which does not gives positive iodoform test. (C) on oxidation gives a mono basic acid (F) Ag salt of (F) contains 59.6% Ag. Oxime of (D) contains 16.09% nitrogen. the structure of (A) is

    A
    `CH_3(CH_2)_2 C(CH_3)(OH)CH_2 CH_3`
    B
    `CH_3CH_2 CH(OH) CH (CH_3)C_2 H_5`
    C
    `CH_3 CH_2 C (CH_3)(OH) CH_2 CH_3`
    D
    `CH_3CH_2 CH (OH) (CH _3)_2`

  • An alcohol (A) on dehydration gives (B) which on ozonolysis gives two products C & D (D) gives positive iodoform test and on heating with dilute alkali gives alpha . beta -unsaturated carbonyl compound (E) which does not gives positive iodoform test. (C) on oxidation gives a mono basic acid (F) Ag salt of (F) contains 59.6% Ag. Oxime of (D) contains 16.09% nitrogen. structure of D is

    A
    `CH_3 CH_2 COCH_3`
    B
    `(CH_3)_2 CO`
    C
    `CH_3 CH_2 CHO`
    D
    `(C_2H_5 )_2 CO`

  • An alcohol (A) on dehydration gives (B) which on ozonolysis gives two products C & D (D) gives positive iodoform test and on heating with dilute alkali gives alpha . beta -unsaturated carbonyl compound (E) which does not gives positive iodoform test. (C) on oxidation gives a mono basic acid (F) Ag salt of (F) contains 59.6% Ag. Oxime of (D) contains 16.09% nitrogen. the structure of (E ) is given reaction is

    A
    `(CH_3)_2CC HCOCH_2 CH_3`
    B
    `CH_3 CH_2 C(CH_3)CHCOCH_2 CH_3`
    C
    `CH_3 CH_2 CH=CHCOCH_2 CH_3`
    D
    `CH_3 CH_2 =C (CH_3)CHO`

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