Alkanals and Alkanones: Oxidation, Reduction, and Distinction Tests
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Which of the following reagents reacts with propanal to produce a silver mirror, but shows no reaction with propanone?
Match each chemical transformation or test involving alkanals and alkanones with its corresponding observation or principal product.
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An organic liquid with the molecular formula forms a yellow precipitate when warmed with iodine in alkaline solution, but shows no observable reaction with Tollen's reagent. When compound is reacted with lithium tetrahydridoaluminate(III) () in dry ether, it produces compound . What is the IUPAC name of compound ?
What is the IUPAC name of the organic compound formed by the reduction of butan-2-one using lithium tetrahydridoaluminate(III) ()?
Compound is a four-carbon carbonyl compound that yields a negative result when tested with ammoniacal silver nitrate solution. Complete reduction of compound using lithium aluminium hydride () produces an alcohol, compound . What is the IUPAC name of compound ?
An unknown organic compound forms a brick-red precipitate when warmed with Fehling's solution and also gives a yellow precipitate of triiodomethane () when treated with iodine in sodium hydroxide solution. Which of the following compounds is ?
An organic compound with the molecular formula gives a positive orange precipitate when treated with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine. When warmed with acidified potassium heptaoxodichromate(VI) (), compound is readily oxidized to a carboxylic acid containing five carbon atoms. Upon reduction with lithium tetrahydridoaluminate(III) (), compound yields a primary alcohol that exhibits optical activity (chirality). What is the IUPAC name of compound ?
An organic compound with the molecular formula gives a negative result with Tollen's reagent and does not form a yellow precipitate when warmed with iodine in sodium hydroxide solution. Upon reduction with lithium tetrahydridoaluminate(III) (), compound yields a secondary alkanol. Which of the following is the correct IUPAC name of compound ?
Match each chemical reaction or test involving carbonyl compounds in Column A with its corresponding characteristic visual outcome in Column B.
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When propanal () is warmed with Fehling's solution, a brick-red precipitate is formed. What is the chemical formula of this precipitate, and what organic product is formed from the reaction?
Which of the following carbonyl compounds yields a secondary alcohol upon reduction with lithium tetrahydridoaluminate(III) ()?
Match each chemical reaction involving a carbonyl compound in Column A with its corresponding chemical product or visual observation in Column B.
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