Alcohols Phenols And Ethers Question 6
Question: Addition of alcohols to aldehydes in presence of anhydrous acids yield
[CET Pune 1998]
Options:
A) Carboxylic acids
B) Ethers
C) Cyclic ethers
D) Acetals
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
$ R-\underset{\underset{H}{\mathop{|}}}{\mathop{C}}=O+{R}‘OH\xrightarrow{\text{Dry }HCl}\begin{matrix} R \\ H \\ \end{matrix}>C<\begin{matrix} OH \\ O{R}’ \\ \end{matrix} $
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$ \underset{Acetal}{\mathop{\begin{matrix} R \\ H \\ \end{matrix}>C<\begin{matrix} O{R}’ \\ O{R}’ \\ \end{matrix}}} $
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