Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Which of the following represents the correct order of the acidity in the given compounds ?

1. FCH2COOH > CH3COOH > BrCH2COOH > ClCH2COOH
2. BrCH2COOH > ClCH2COOH > FCH2COOH > CH3COOH
3. FCH2COOH > ClCH2COOH > BrCH2COOH > CH3COOH
4. CH3COOH > BrCH2COOH > ClCH2COOH > FCH2COOH

A carbonyl compound reacts with hydrogen cyanide to form cyanohydrin which on hydrolysis forms a racemic mixture of α-hydroxy acid. The carbonyl compound is

1. formaldehyde
2. acetaldehyde
3. acetone
4. diethyl ketone

Nucleophilic addition reaction will be most favoured in

1. CH3CHO
2. CH3-CH2-CH2- O \|C-CH3
3. (CH3)2C=O
4. CH3CH2CHO

Self condensation of two moles of ethyl acetate in presence of sodium ethoxide yields

1. ethyl propionate
2. ethyl butyrate
3. acetoacetic ester
4. methyl acetoacetate

In a set of reactions acetic acid yielded a product D. CH3COOH SOCl2 A [anhy. AlCl3]benzene B HCN C HOH D The structure of D would be

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When m-chlorobenzaldehyde is treated with 50% KOH solution, the product(s) obtained is (are)

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A and B in the following reactions are : [figure]

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3. A = RR'CHCN, B = NaOH
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[figure] In the above reaction product P is

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4. C6H5- O \|C-C6H5

In the following reaction product P is R- O \|C-Cl [Pd-BaSO4]H2 P

1. RCH2OH
2. RCOOH
3. RCHO
4. RCH3

[figure] Product 'P' in the above reaction is

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