Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids — JEE Advanced PYQs

34 previous year questions on Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids (Chemistry), newest first. Open any question for its complete step-by-step solution.

  1. The sum of total number of carbonyl groups present in the major products X and Y in the following reactions is ____.
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  2. The major products obtained from the reactions in List-II are the reactants for the named reactions mentioned in List-I. Match each entry in List-I with the appropriate entry in List-II and choose the correct options.

    List-I
    (P) Stephen reaction
    (Q) Sandmeyer reaction
    (R) Hoffma …
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  3. The correct reaction/reaction sequence that would produce a dicarboxylic acid as the major product is
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  4. Reaction of iso-propylbenzene with followed by the treatment with forms phenol and a by-product P. Reaction of P with 3 equivalents of gives compound Q. Treatment of Q with produces c …
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  5. Complete reaction of acetaldehyde with excess formaldehyde, upon heating with conc. NaOH solution, gives P and Q. Compound P does not give Tollens' test, whereas Q on acidification gives positive Tollens' test. Treatment of P with excess cyclohexanone in the presence of catalytic …
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  6. The option(s) with correct sequence of reagents for the conversion of to is(are) :
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  7. The major products obtained from the reactions in List-II are the reactants for the named reactions mentioned in List-I. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct option.

    List-I
    (P) Etard reaction
    (Q) Gattermann reaction
    (R) Gattermann-Koch reaction
    (S) Rosenmund reductio …
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  8. Considering the reaction sequence given below, the correct statement(s) is(are)
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  9. Considering the following reaction sequence, the correct statement(s) is(are)
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  10. The correct order of acid strength of the following carboxylic acids is -
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  11. In the following reaction sequence, the amount of D (in g) formed from 10 moles of acetophenone is ____.

    (Atomic weights in : , , , , . The yield (%) corresponding to the pro …
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  12. The desired product X can be prepared by reacting the major product of the reactions in LIST-I with one or more appropriate reagents in LIST-II.

    (Given, order of migratory aptitude: aryl > alkyl > hydrogen)
    LIST-ILIST-II
    | P. (see structure) | 1. …
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  13. Compounds P and R upon ozonolysis produce Q and S, respectively. The molecular formula of and is . Q undergoes Cannizzaro reaction but not haloform reaction, whereas undergoes haloform reaction but n …
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  14. Column 1Column 2Column 3
    (I) Toluene(i) (P) Condensation
    (II) Acetophenone(ii) (Q) Carboxylation
    | (III) Benzaldehyde | (iii) …
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  15. Column 1Column 2Column 3
    (I) Toluene(i) (P) Condensation
    (II) Acetophenone(ii) (Q) Carboxylation
    | (III) Benzaldehyde | (iii) …
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  16. Positive Tollen's test is observed for
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  17. The total number of carboxylic acid groups in the product is
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  18. In the following reaction, the product(s) formed is(are)
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  19. After completion of the reactions (I and II), the organic compound(s) in the reaction mixtures is(are)

    Reaction I:

    Reaction II:
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  20. The compound that undergoes decarboxylation most readily under mild condition is
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  21. The major product of the given reaction sequence is
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  22. In the following reaction sequence, the compound J is an intermediate. …
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  23. With reference to the scheme given, which of the given statment(s) about T, U, V and W is (are) correct ?
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  24. The number of aldol reaction(s) that occurs in the given transformation is
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  25. The carboxyl functional group is present in
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  26. Two aliphatic aldehydes P and Q react in the presence of aqueous to give compound R, which upon treatment with HCN provides compound S. On acidification and heating, S gives the product shown below :

    The compounds P and Q respectively are
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  27. Two aliphatic aldehydes P and Q react in the presence of aqueous to give compound R, which upon treatment with HCN provides compound S. On acidification and heating, S gives the product shown below :

    The compound R is
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  28. A carbonyl compound P, which gives positive iodoform test, undergoes reaction with MeMgBr followed by dehydration to give an olefin Q. Ozonolysis of Q leads to a dicarbonyl compound R, which undergoes intramolecular aldol reaction to give predominantly S.

    The structure of the ca …
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  29. A carbonyl compound P, which gives positive iodoform test, undergoes reaction with MeMgBr followed by dehydration to give an olefin Q. Ozonolysis of Q leads to a dicarbonyl compound R, which undergoes intramolecular aldol reaction to give predominantly S.

    The structures of the p …
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  30. A carbonyl compound P, which gives positive iodoform test, undergoes reaction with MeMgBr followed by dehydration to give an olefin Q. Ozonolysis of Q leads to a dicarbonyl compound R, which undergoes intramolecular aldol reaction to give predominantly S.

    The structure of the pr …
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  31. A tertiary alcohol upon acid catalysed dehydration gives a product I. Ozonolysis of I leads to compounds J and K. Compound J upon reaction with KOH gives benzyl alcohol and a compound , whereas on reaction with KOH gives only …
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  32. Cyclohexene on ozonolysis followed by reaction with zinc dust and water gives compound E. Compound E on further treatment with aqueous KOH yields compound F. Compound F is
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  33. STATEMENT-1 : Glucose gives a reddish-brown precipitate with Fehling's solution.
    because
    STATEMENT-2 : Reaction of glucose with Fehling's solution gives CuO and gluconic acid.
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  34. Which of the following reactants on reaction with conc. NaOH followed by acidification gives the following lactone as the only product?
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