The number of molecules which gives haloform test among the following molecules is ____.ABCDEF
Answer: 3
Solution
A positive haloform test needs a methyl ketone bearing the CH3CO- group, or a secondary alcohol of the type CH3CH(OH)- that is first oxidised to such a ketone. Of the six molecules, 2,4-dimethylacetophenone and acetophenone are aryl methyl ketones, and butan-2-ol is a CH3CH(OH)- alcohol, so these three respond. The ethyl ketone ester, pentan-3-ol and 2,5,5-trimethylcyclohexane-1,3-dione lack the required unit and do not. The number of molecules giving the haloform test is three.
JEE Main · 2023 · 31 Jan 2023 · Shift 2 · Integer answer