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Carbonyl compounds

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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1.
Select carbonyl compounds from the following formulae:
a)
C4H10O
b)
C4H8O
c)
C4H8O2
d)
C4H8
2.
The name of this compound is:
a)
heptan-2-one
b)
2-hexanone
c)
2-heptanone
d)
pentan-2-one
3.

Which of the following alcohols can be oxidised to 2-methyl-3-pentanone?

a)

CH3CH2CH(OH)CH3

b)

CH3CH(OH)CH2CH2CH3

c)

(CH3)3CCH(OH)CH3

d)

(CH3)2CHCH(OH)CH2CH3

4.

The following reaction scheme shows how propene can be prepared from propanal in two stages using reagents X and Y. Which of the following are the reagents X and Y?


X Y

CH3CH2CHO → CH3CH2CH2OH → H3CH=CH2

a)

X: LiAlH4 ; Y: KOH, ethanol, reflux

b)

X: NaBH4 ; Y: conc.H2SO4, heat

c)

X: dillute H2SO4 ; Y: conc.ethanol, reflux

d)

X: dillute H2SO4 ; Y: KOH, ethanol, reflux

5.

On heating compound X with acidified KMnO4, compound Y is obtained. Compound Y does not react with Fehling’s solution. X and Y are most likely to be,


Compound X Compound Y

a)

CH3COCH3 CH3COOH

b)

CH3CH(OH)CH3 CH3COCH3

c)

CH3CH2CH2OH CH3COCH3

d)

CH3CH2CH2OH CH3CH2CHO

6.

Acetone reacts with HCN to form a cyanohydrin. It is an example of

a)

Electrophilic addition

b)

Electrophilic substituition

c)

Nucleophilic addition

d)

Nucleophilic substituition

7.

Which reagent would you choose to convert 1-pentanol to pentanal?

a)

PCC in CH2Cl2

b)

K2Cr2O7 with aqueous H2SO4

c)

KMnO4 with aqueous H2SO4

d)

KOH, ethanol, reflux

8.

When aldehyde is heated with Fehling's solution, it gives a precipitate of

a)

Cu2O

b)

CuO

c)

Cu2O & CuO

d)

Cu

9.
Aldehyde reacts with Tollen's reagent forming:
a)
Yellow precipitate
b)
Brick-red precipitate
c)
Purple solution
d)
Silver mirror
10.

1. Iodoform test: Yellow precipitate

2. Tollens' test: No observable change

3. 2,4-DNPH: yellow precipitate

Which compound will have the above observations?

a)

CH3CH2CHO

b)

C6H5CHO

c)

CH3CH2COCH3

d)

CH3COOH

11.

Which statement about butanone is correct?

a)

Butanone reacts to form silver mirror with Tollen's Reagent

b)

Butanone can be prepared by reduction of 1-butanol

c)

Butanone forms brick red precipitate with Fehling’s solution

d)

Butanone's C=O bond is polar with O δ

12.

Choose a suitable reagent that can be used to prepare 3-methylpentan-3-ol from butanone.

a)

A. CH3MgBr

b)

B. CH3CH2MgBr

c)

C. CH3CH2CH2MgBr

d)

D. CH3CH2CH(CH3)MgBr

13.

A germinal diol is produced when a ketone is added to

a)

A. H2O

b)

B. OH-

c)

C. CH3OH

d)

D. CH3CHO

14.

What is the functional group are present in PARACETAMOL ?

a)

hydroxyl, amino, carbonyl

b)

carboxyl, aromatic ring, amino

c)

hydroxyl, aromatic ring, carbonyl

d)

hydroxyl, aromatic ring, amide

15.

Aldehydes and ketones form hydrazone with which of the following reagent

a)

Semicarbazide

b)

2,4-dinitro Phenylhydrazine

c)

Hydroxylamine

d)

None

16.

Acetaldehyde and methanol undergo crossed aldol condensation and form

a)

3 hydroxypropanol

b)

3 hydroxy ethanol

c)

2 hydroxy propanal

d)

None

17.

Catalyst SnCl / HCl 2 is used in

a)

Stephen's reduction

b)

Cannizzaro reaction

c)

Clemmensen's reduction

d)

Rosenmund's reduction

18.

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched

a)

C=O_Clemmensons reduction_> >CH2

b)

>C=O Wolf Kishner Reduction> >CHOH

c)

-COCl Resunmund's reduction> - CHO

d)

-C = N Stefen's Reduction> -CHO

19.

Which of the following will not give the iodoform test

a)

Acetophenone

b)

Ethanal

c)

Benzophenone

d)

Ethanol

20.

Which of the following will not undergo aldol condensation

a)

Acetaldehyde

b)

Propanaldehyde

c)

Benzaldehyde

d)

Trideuteroacetaldehyde

21.

Ketones undergo aldol condensation and form

a)

Alpha hydroxy ketone

b)

Beta hydroxy ketone

c)

Beta hydroxy aldehyde

d)

None

22.

Aldol product undergo dehydration and form

a)

Alkane

b)

Alkene

c)

Ethane

d)

Methane

23.

The Clemmenson reduction of acetone yields

a)

Ethanol

b)

Ethanal

c)

Propane

d)

Propanol

24.

in crossed cannizzaro reaction two different aldehydes have

a)

alpha hydrogen

b)

no alpha hydrogen

c)

alpha carbons

d)

none

25.

catalyst used for benzoin condensation

a)

kCN

b)

OH

c)

NaOH

d)

HCL

26.

Choose the best reagent in the missing box for carrying out the following reaction

a)

PCC, CH2Cl2

b)

CH3MgBr in ether, then H3O+

c)

m-ClC6H4CO3H

d)

warm H2SO4/H2O

e)

NaOCH3, CH3OH

27.

All of the following reagents can bring about the above transformation except

a)

MnO2

b)

[(CH3)3CO]3AI/Acetone

c)

CrO3/Pyridine/HC

d)

KMnO4/OH-

28.

A hydrocarbon X(C7H12) on ozonolysis followed by the treatment with (CH3)2S gives C7H12O2 which gives positive Tollen’s test as well as positive iodoform test. The compound below satisfying the criteria of X is

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

A hydrocarbon X has molecular formula C5H10 X on treatment with B2H6 in H2O2 /NaOH gives an optically active C5H12O which on treatment with CrO3/HCI / pyridine gives C5H10O which is still chiral. Which of the following can be a product of reductive ozonolysis of X?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

What is the final major product of the reaction

a)
b)
c)
d)