UNIT XI
MCQ
Aldehyde, ketones and carbonyl acid
Remembering –
1. Methyl Ketones are usually characterized through
a) Tollen’s reagent b) Iodoform test
c) Schiff’s test d) Benedict’s test
Ans (b )
2. The reagent(s) which can be used to distinguish acetophenone from benzophenone is (are)
a) 2,4dinitrophenyl hydrazine b) Aqueous solution of NaHSO3
c) Benedict’s reagent d) I2 & NaOH
Ans (d)
3. Which of the following reagents can be used to prepare ketone from acid chloride
a) Grignard’s reagent b) LiAlH4
c) Dimethylcadmium d) Cadmium chloride
Ans(c)
Understanding-
4. Carboxylic acid group doesn’t give the usual addition & elimination reaction of aldehydes
& ketones because
a) O-H bond is more polar than C=O group.
b) Carboxylate ion gets ionized.
c) Carboxylate ion gets stabilized by resonance.
d) It exists as –COOH & there is no carbonyl group.
Ans(C)
5. Which is not true about acetophenone?
a) React to form 2,4-dinitrophenyl hydrazone.
b) Reacts with Tollen’s reagent to from silver mirror.
c) Reacts with I2 / NaOH to form Iodoform.
d) On oxidation with alkaline KMnO4 followed by hydrolysis gives benzoic acid.
Ans (b)
6. The reagent with which both acetaldehyde and acetone react is
a) I2/NaOH b) Fehling’s solution
c) Carbonic acid d) Tollen’s reagent
Ans (a)
7. Reaction by which benzaldehyde cannot be prepared.
Ans (d)
8. Reaction of carbonyl compound with one of the following reagent involves nucleophilic
addition followed by elimination of water. The reagent is.
a) Grignard reagent
b) Hydrazine in the presence of feebly acidic solution
c) Hydrocyanic acid
d) Sodium Hydrogen Sulphite
Ans (b)
9. Phenol & benzoic acid can be distinguished by reaction with.
a) Aqueous NaOH b) Aqueous NaHCO3
c) Neutral AlCl3 d) Aqueous NH3
Ans (b)
10. Carboxylic acids have higher boiling points than aldehydes, ketones and even alcohols of
comparable molecular mass. It is due to their
a) More extensive association of carboxylic acid via vander waals force of attraction.
b) Formation of carboxylate ion.
c) Formation of Intermolecular Hydrogen bonding.
d) Formation of Intramolecular Hydrogen bonding.
Ans (c)
Application
11. The weakest acid amongst the following is
a) ClCH2COOH b) ClCH2CH2COOH c) HCOOH d) Cl2CHCOOH
Ans (b)
12. The carboxylic acid that does not undergo HVZ reaction is
a) CH3COOH b) (CH3)2CHCOOH
c) CH3CH2CH2COOH d) (CH3)3CCOOH
Ans (d)
13. The most suitable reagent for the conversion of R-CH2-OH → RCHO is
a) CrO3 b) PCC (PyridiniumChlorochromate)
c) KMnO4 d) K2Cr2O7
Ans (b) CHO
14. The IUPAC name of is
a) Pentaldehyde b) Pentanol c) Cyclopentanecarbaldehyde d) Hexanol
Ans (c)
15. Which of the following organic compounds gives both iodoform test & fehling’s test?
a) Ethanal b) Propanone c) Ethanol d) Methanol
Ans (a)
16. The chemical that undergoes self-oxidation & self reduction in the same reaction is
a) benzyl alcohol b) acetone c) formaldehyde d) acetic acid
Ans (c)
17. The product formed in Aldol condensation is
a) an alpha, beta-unsaturated ester b) a beta hydroxy acid
c) a beta hydroxyaldehyde or ketone d) an alpha hydroxyl aldehyde or ketone
Ans (c)
Analysis & Evaluation
18. Which one is the most reactive towards nucleophillic addition reaction.
Ans (a)
19. In the following sequence of reactions:
Product C is
a) C6H5COOH b) C6 H5 CH3 c) C6H5 CH2 OH d) C6 H5CHO
Ans (d)
20. The correct order of decreasing acid strength of trichloroacetic acid (A), trifluoroacetic acid
(B) acetic acid (C) and formic acid (D) is
a) A > B > C > D b) A > C > B > D c) B > A > D > C d) B > D > C > A
Ans (c)
21.
In the above reaction, Product P is
Ans (b)
22. Identify the correct order of boiling points of the following compounds.
(1) CH3CH2CH2CH2OH (2) CH3CH2CH2CHO (3) CH3CH2CH2COOH
a) 1>2>3 b) 3>1>2 c) 1>3>2 d) 3>2>1
Ans (b)
23. Which of the following cannot reduce Tollen’s reagent?
a) HCOOH b) HCHO c) CH3CHO d) CH3COCH3
Ans (d)
24. Formic acid can be distinguished from acetic acid by reaction with
a) NaHCO3 b) dil. Acidified KMnO4 solution
c) 2,4 dinitrophenyl hydrazine d) Na metal
Ans (b)
25. The increasing order of the rate of HCN addition to compounds is
A. HCHO B. CH3COCH3 C. PhCOCH3 D. PhCOPh
a) A<B<C<D b) D<B<C<A c) D<C<B<A d) C<D<B<A
Ans. (c)
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