Aldehydes and ketones multiple choice questions

Aldehydes and Ketones

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Propanone has a much higher boiling temperature than butane.

The main reason for this is

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CH₃CH₂COCH₂CH₃ reacts with hydrogen cyanide to form an organic product called a hydroxynitrile.

Which feature applies to the hydroxynitrile product?

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Structural isomerism and stereoisomerism should be considered when answering this question.

Each of the following carbonyl compounds is reacted with NaBH₄. The product of each reaction is heated with concentrated phosphoric acid at 170°C, generating one product or a mixture of isomers.

Which carbonyl compound will produce the most isomers?

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Ketones react with hydrogen cyanide, HCN, in the presence of cyanide ions, CN^-.

Which of these ketones does not form a racemic mixture in this reaction?

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Ketones react with hydrogen cyanide, HCN, in the presence of cyanide ions, CN^-.

This type of reaction is classified as

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Name the functional group in HCHO.

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What is the functional group in C₆H₅COCH₃?

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Which of the following compounds would form an orange-red precipitate when heated with Fehling’s solution?

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Which alcohol could not be produced by the reduction of an aldehyde or a ketone?

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Which compound forms optically active compounds on reduction?

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