NEET Chemistry: Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids — Practice Set 2

Q1. What is the product of the Wolff-Kishner reduction of butan-2-one?

Q2. Which of the following is a product of the Clemmensen reduction of acetophenone?

Q3. What is the product when ethanal reacts with excess ethanol in the presence of an acid catalyst?

Q4. Which aldehyde forms a racemic mixture when treated with \( \ce{NH2OH} \)?

Q5. Arrange in decreasing order of acidity: \( \ce{CH3COOH} \), \( \ce{CH2ClCOOH} \), \( \ce{CH3CH2CH2COOH} \).

Q6. Arrange in increasing order of reactivity with \( \ce{NH2OH} \): \( \ce{CH3CH2CHO} \), \( \ce{CH3COCH2CH3} \), \( \ce{C6H5CHO} \).

Q7. Which carboxylic acid has a rancid butter-like smell?

Q8. What is the IUPAC name of \( \ce{CH3CH=CHCOOH} \)?

Q9. What is the IUPAC name of \( \ce{CH2=CH-CH2-CHO} \)?

Q10. Which reaction converts ethanal to 3-hydroxybutanal?

ChemistryAldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

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What is the product of the Wolff-Kishner reduction of butan-2-one?