Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Which one of the following compounds will be most readily dehydrated?

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In a set of reactions, ethylbenzene yielded a product D. [figure] D would be

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Which of the following reactions will not result in the formation of carbon-carbon bonds?

1. Reimer-Tiemann reaction
2. Cannizzaro reaction
3. Wurtz reaction
4. Friedel-Crafts acylation

Among the given compounds, the most susceptible to nucleophilic attack at the carbonyl group is

1. CH3COOCH3
2. CH3CONH2
3. CH3COOCOCH3
4. CH3COCl

Propionic acid with Br2/P yields a dibromo product. Its structure would be

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2. CH2(Br)-CH2-COBr
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4. CH2(Br)-CH(Br)-COOH

A strong base can abstract an α-hydrogen from

1. ketone
2. alkane
3. alkene
4. amine

The relative reactivities of acyl compounds towards nucleophilic substitution are in the order of

1. Acid anhydride > Amide > Ester > Acyl chloride
2. Acyl chloride > Ester > Acid anhydride > Amide
3. Acyl chloride > Acid anhydride > Ester > Amide
4. Ester > Acyl chloride > Amide > Acid anhydride.

Acetophenone when reacted with a base, C2H5ONa, yields a stable compound which has the structure

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Reduction of aldehydes and ketones into hydrocarbons using zinc amalgam and conc. HCl is called

1. Cope reduction
2. Dow reduction
3. Wolff-Kishner reduction
4. Clemmensen reduction

The product formed in Aldol condensation is

1. a beta-hydroxy aldehyde or a beta-hydroxy ketone
2. an alpha-hydroxy aldehyde or ketone
3. an alpha, beta unsaturated ester
4. a beta-hydroxy acid.