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Ethanal is more reactive towards nucleophilic addition reaction than propanone. Why ?

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ICSE-ALDEHYDES, KETONES AND CARBOXYLIC ACIDS-EXERCISE (PART-II DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS) ( SHORT QUESTIONS)
  1. Dipole moments of aldehydes and ketones are higher than the alcohols. ...

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  2. Write the chemical equation when acetone reacts with ethanol.

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  3. Ethanal is more reactive towards nucleophilic addition reaction than p...

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  4. Benzaldehyde is less reactive than acetaldehyde towards nucleophilic a...

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  5. How amines are prepared from aldehydes?

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  6. Explain the following reactions : Cannizzaro reaction

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  7. Explain the following reactions : Aldol condensation

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  8. Why do aldehydes and ketones undergo nucleophilic addition reactions. ...

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  9. How will you convert formaldehyde to acetaldehyde ?

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  10. How aldehydes and ketones are distinguished ? Give two chemical reacti...

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  11. Name the reagents that can oxidise unsaturated aldehydes to unsaturate...

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  12. How will you carry out the following conversions : Acetone to ter-bu...

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  13. How will you carry out the following conversions : Acetaldehyde to l...

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  14. What is active alpha hydrogen atom ? Name one reaction that takes plac...

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  15. Why can't ketones be prepared from R-overset(O)overset(||)C-Cl and Gri...

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  16. What are acetals ? Give one method of their preparation.

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  17. Describe two nucleophilic addition reactions of carbonyl compounds.

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  18. Why do aldehydes and ketones undergo a number of addition reactions ?

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  19. The order of reactivity of carbonyl compounds for nucleophilic additio...

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  20. Arange the following in increasing order of reactivity towards nucleop...

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