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Chloroacetic acid reacts with KCN followed by acidic hydrolysis to give malonic acid/ lactic acid.

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MODERN PUBLICATION-ALDEHYDES, KETONES AND CARBOXYLIC ACIDS-EXERCISE
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  7. Give the structure and IUPAC name of an aliphatic aldehyde having five...

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  8. Name the product obtained when acetone is reduced with LiAlH4 .

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  9. What happens when benzophenone is reduced with Zn(Hg) in the presence ...

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  10. Draw the structural formula of 1-phenylpropan-1-one molecule.

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  11. Draw the structure of 3-methylbutanal.

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  12. Arrange the following carbonyl compounds in the increasing order of th...

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  13. Arrange the following in the increasing order of their reactivity in n...

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  14. Write the IUPAC name of the following compound : CH3-overset (O) overs...

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  16. Express 3588 in roman numbers.

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  19. Write the IUPAC name of the following compound : CH3-underset (OH) und...

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