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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Question:

Match the entries of column I with appropriate entries of column II and choose the correct option out of the four options given.

Column I Column II
(A) Acetic acid (p) Sodium hypoiodite
(B) Formic acid (q) Disproportionation
(C) Acetone (r) Fehling's solution
(D) Benzaldehyde (s) HVZ reaction

 

Options:

A-p, B-r, C-s, D-q

A-s, B-r, C-p, D-q

A-q, B-p, C-r, D-s

A-r, B-s, C-q, D-p

Correct Answer:

A-s, B-r, C-p, D-q

Explanation:

Hell Volhard Zelinsky Reaction Mechanism is quite different from other halogenation reactions as it takes place in the absence of a halogen carrier. The reaction is used for the halogenation of carboxylic acids at the alpha carbon.

Fehling’s Solution: When formic acid is warmed with Fehling’s solution, a brick red ppt. of cuprous oxide is obtained.

Acetone is oxidised by sodium hypoiodite, resulting in a yellow precipitate of iodoform and a sodium salt of acetic acid.

The disproportionation of an aldehyde into a carboxylic acid and the corresponding alcohol in the Cannizaro reaction is base-catalyzed. Taking benzaldehyde as an example, the first step involves addition of a hydroxyl ion to the benzaldehyde.