Aldehydes Ketones Question 10
Question: Which of the following will respond to Cannizzaro’s reaction-
Options:
A) 2,2-Dimethylpropanal
B) Acetaldehyde
C) Propionaldehyde
D) Cinnamaldehyde
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
[a] [a] $ \underset{\begin{smallmatrix} 2,2-dimethylpropanal \\ ( no\alpha -H ) \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{H_3C-\underset{CH_3}{\overset{CH_3}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{{C^{\alpha }}}}}}}}CHO}} $ [b] $ \underset{acetaldehyde(\alpha -H)}{\mathop{H_3{C^{\alpha }}-CHO}} $ [c] $ \underset{\begin{smallmatrix} propionaldehyde \\ (\alpha -H) \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{CH_3\overset{\alpha }{\mathop{C}}H_2CHO}} $ [d] $ \underset{\begin{smallmatrix} cinnamaldehyde \\ (\alpha -H) \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C_6H_5CH=\overset{\alpha }{\mathop{C}}HCHO}} $
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