UNIT – 12 WORKSHEET.

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ALDEHYDES, KETONES AND CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
WORKSHEET – 2
1 Mark Questions
Q. 1. The reaction in which the carbon – carbon bond formation occur with
(a) Clemmenson’s reduction (b) Aldol condensation
(c) HVZ reaction (d) Wolff Kishner reduction
Q. 2. The aldehyde used to preserve biological specimens is _______
2 Mark Questions
Q. 3. Explain Cannizzaro reaction with a suitable example.
Q. 4. Explain the following reactions.
. . (a) Friedel Craft’s reaction .
(b) Rosenmund reduction.
Q. 5. Convert the following:
. (a) Toluene to benzoic acid . .
. (b) Ethyl benzene to benzoic acid.
Q. 6. Give reason:
(a) Benzoic acids undergo electrophilic substitution reactions only at meta position of the ring.
(b) Benzoic acids do not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction.
3 Mark Questions
Q. 7. Convert the following:
. (a).Toluene to benzaldehyde .
. (b) Benzene to benzaldehyde
. (c) Benzene to acetophenone
Q.8. Complete the following. .
. (i).. (ii).. . (iii)..

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. Q.9. An aldehyde ‘A’ is treated with dilute NaOH to form a compound ‘B’ called 3 – hydroxy butanal.
(a) Identify A
(b) Write the name of the above reaction.
(c) Write the product formed when B is heated.
4 Mark Questions
Q. 10.Convert the following:
. (a) Benzoyl chloride to benzaldehyde..
. (b) Ethanol to ethanal.
. (c) But – 2 – enol to But – 2 – enal
(d) Ethanol to Ethanoic acid
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