Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

(1+5+5=11)
For: PU Board 2021
(1 MARKS)
1. Mention the hybridized state of carbonyl carbon atom. (2014,2021m)
2. Give the IUPAC name CH3CHO. (2014s)
3. Name the above reaction (2015)

4. Which oxidizing agent used to Etard-reaction? (2015s)

5. Complete the following chemical reaction.
R2C=O + NH2 OH → _______+ H2O (2016)
6. Complete the following chemical reaction. (2016s)
𝑎𝑙𝑘𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝐾𝑀𝑛𝑂4
RCH2OH →
7. Formaldehyde [HCHO] undergoes Cannizzaro reaction: Give reason. (2017)
8. Write the IUPAC name of CH2 = CH – CHO. (2017s)
9. Ethanol (CH3CHO) undergoes aldol condensation reaction. (2018)
10. Write the IUPAC name of CH3COCH2CH2CH3 (2018s)
11. What is the reagent used in the fallowing equation ?
𝐴
RCOOH → RCH2OH (2019)
12. Name the below reaction. (2019s)

13. Identify ‘A’ in the reaction (2020)

14. Which type of Aldehydes does not undergo Cannizzaro’s reaction? (2021m)
(2 MARKS)
1. Explain Rosenmund’s reduction of benzoyl chloride. (2014)
2. How are carboxylic acid prepared from nitriles? (2014s)
3. Identify A and B in the following reaction (2015)

4. How are carboxylic acid prepared from Grignard reagent? (2015s,2018)

5. What is the action of dil. NaOH on ethanal (acetaldehyde)? Name the reaction? (2016)
6. Aldehydes are generally more reactive than Ketones towards nucleophilic addition reactions.
Give any two reasons. (2016s)
7. What is the action of ammonia [NH2] on benzoic acid? Write equation. (2017)
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 Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
(1+5+5=11)
For: PU Board 2021
8. Among methanoic acid and ethanoic acid which is more acidic and why? (2017s)
9. Write the equation for the reaction between benzaldehyde and concentrated NaOH solution.
Name the reaction. (2019)
10. Explain Cannizzaro’s reaction taking benzaldehyde as an example. (2018s,2019s,2020)
(5 MARKS)
1. a) i) How do you convert benzoic acid to Benzamide? Write the reaction.
ii) Complete the reaction: (2014)

b) What happens when carbonyl compounds are treated with hydrazine? Write the reaction.
2. a) Write equations for
i) The reaction between Carboxylic acid and PCl5.
ii) The reaction between formaldehyde and conc. KOH.
iii) The formation of oxime from carbonyl compound.
b) Explain aldol condensation with an example. (2014s)
3. a) Write the organic compound formed in the following equations.

b) Explain HVZ (Hell- Volhard-Zelinsky) reaction with equation. (2015)

4. a) How would you prepare acetaldehyde from acetyl chloride? Name the reaction.
b) Name the reagent used in the conversion of Ketone to hydrocarbon. Name the reaction.
c) Acetaldehyde does not undergo Cannizzaro’s reaction. Why? (2015s)
5. a) Explain the mechanism of addition of HCN of a carbonyl in presence of a base.
b) How is benzamide obtained from benzoic acid? (2016)
6. a) i) How does benzaldehyde reacts with acetophenone in presence of a dilute alkali?
ii) Name the product formed when acetaldehyde reacts with HCN.
b) Among formic acid and acetic acid, which is more acidic? Give reason (2016s)
7. a) How benzene is converted into benzaldehyde by Gatterman-Koch reaction? Write
equation.
b) Complete and name the following reaction.

c) What is the effect of electron withdrawing group on the acidity carboxylic acid? (2017)
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 Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
(1+5+5=11)
For: PU Board 2021
8. a) Complete the reaction
b) Explain Cannizzaro’s reaction with an example. (2017s)

9. a) Explain Rosenmund reduction with equation

b) How does propanone (CH3COCH3) reacts with hydrazine? Give equation
c) Name an oxidizing agent used in Etard’s reaction (2018)
10. a) Complete the following equations:

b) Explain esterification reaction with an example. (2018s)

11. a) How does benzene react with acetyl-chloride in the presence of anhydrous AlCl3? Give
equation.
b) i) Write general equation for esterification reaction.
ii) Name the product obtained when benzoic acid is heated with ammonia.
c) Name the reagent used in the Clemmensen reduction. (2019)
12. a) Complete the following equations:
1.𝐴𝑙𝑘.𝐾𝑀𝑛𝑂4 2.ℎ3 𝑂 +
i. RCH2OH →
∆,𝑁𝑎𝑂𝐻.𝐶𝑎𝑂
ii. CH3COONa →
b) Explain Aldol condensation reaction for acetaldehyde. Write equation.
c) What is Formula solution? (2019s)
13. a) How is benzoyl chloride converted into benzaldehyde. Write the equation and name the
equation
b) Write a general equation for the formation of carboxylic acid from Grignard reagent
c) Complete the reaction (2020)

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 Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
(1+5+5=11)
For: PU Board 2021
14. a) Lower members of aldehydes and ketones are miscible with water. Give reason
b) Complete the following reactions:

c) How does acetaldehyde reacts with hydrazine? Give equation. (2021m)

15. a) What is Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction? Give an example
b) Explain the effect of electron withdrawing groups on acidity of carboxylic acid.
c) Explain decarboxylation of benzoic acid with equation. (2021m)
16. a) How is Ethanal (Acetaldehyde) prepared from acetyl chloride by Rosenmund reduction.
b) Explain Wolf-Kishner reduction by taking Acetone (Propanone) as an example. (2021m)
17. a) Give the preparation of Methanoic acid (Formic acid) from Methanol (Methyl alcohol).
b) A carboxylic acid is treated with alcohol in presence of conc.H2SO4. Name the reaction &
Give its general equation.
c) Give reason: Benzoic acid does not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction. (2021m)

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